diff --git a/src/bootstrap/tool.rs b/src/bootstrap/tool.rs
index 99e33e3b006f..d2346e40e51d 100644
--- a/src/bootstrap/tool.rs
+++ b/src/bootstrap/tool.rs
@@ -471,7 +471,11 @@ impl Step for Rustdoc {
 
     fn make_run(run: RunConfig<'_>) {
         run.builder.ensure(Rustdoc {
-            compiler: run.builder.compiler(run.builder.top_stage, run.build_triple()),
+            // Note: this is somewhat unique in that we actually want a *target*
+            // compiler here, because rustdoc *is* a compiler. We won't be using
+            // this as the compiler to build with, but rather this is "what
+            // compiler are we producing"?
+            compiler: run.builder.compiler(run.builder.top_stage, run.target),
         });
     }