diff --git a/oneapi-rs-sys/build.rs b/oneapi-rs-sys/build.rs
index c222644..5c6e089 100644
--- a/oneapi-rs-sys/build.rs
+++ b/oneapi-rs-sys/build.rs
@@ -10,6 +10,14 @@ use std::{io::Error, path::PathBuf};
 use which::which;
 
 fn main() {
+    // We detect whether we're running in a docs.rs environment, If yes - we exit the build script
+    // because the docs.rs build container doesn't have oneAPI installed as a dependency.
+    // This allows us to build the documentation without having to build the whole library.
+    // https://docs.rs/about/builds#detecting-docsrs
+    if std::env::var("DOCS_RS").is_ok() {
+        return;
+    }
+
     let compiler_path = get_compiler_path()
         .expect("Expecting a compiler. Set the ONEAPI_CXX environment variable.");