diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 571052d31c..4ab1568f1a 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -509,13 +509,12 @@ stages:
   stage: docs
   script:
     - *configure
-    - meson compile -C build arm arm-epub man
-    - find build/man/ -maxdepth 2 -name "*.[0-9]" -exec mandoc -T lint "{}" \; | ( ! grep -v -e "skipping paragraph macro. sp after" -e "unknown font, skipping request. ft C" -e "input text line longer than 80 bytes" )
     - test -z "${DOC_CHECK_MISC_CHANGE}" || ninja -C build doc-misc
     - test -z "${DOC_CHECK_MISC_CHANGE}" || cp build/doc/misc/options build/doc/misc/rndc.grammar build/doc/misc/*.zoneopt doc/misc/
     - test -z "${DOC_CHECK_MISC_CHANGE}" || git diff > doc-misc.patch
     - test -z "${DOC_CHECK_MISC_CHANGE}" || if test "$(git status --porcelain --untracked-files=no | wc -l)" -gt "0"; then git status --short; exit 1; fi
-
+    - meson compile -C build arm arm-epub man
+    - find build/man/ -maxdepth 2 -name "*.[0-9]" -exec mandoc -T lint "{}" \; | ( ! grep -v -e "skipping paragraph macro. sp after" -e "unknown font, skipping request. ft C" -e "input text line longer than 80 bytes" )
 
 .respdiff: &respdiff_job
   stage: system