diff --git a/docs/meson.build b/docs/meson.build
index d18e5c1feb..8b7c63bc6f 100644
--- a/docs/meson.build
+++ b/docs/meson.build
@@ -267,20 +267,17 @@ foreach data : docs_html_in_gen
     input: data['file'],
     output: html_file,
     command: [
-      meson_python_prog,
-      python3_prog.path(),
-      meson_html_gen_prog.path(),
-      xsltproc_prog.path(),
-      xmllint_prog.path(),
-      meson.build_root(),
-      docs_timestamp,
+      xsltproc_prog,
+      '--stringparam', 'pagesrc', data.get('source', ''),
+      '--stringparam', 'builddir', meson.build_root(),
+      '--stringparam', 'timestamp', docs_timestamp,
+      '--nonet',
       site_xsl,
       '@INPUT@',
-      '@OUTPUT@',
-      data.get('source', []),
     ],
     depends: data.get('depends', []),
     depend_files: [ page_xsl ],
+    capture: true,
     install: true,
     install_dir: docs_html_dir,
   )