--- a/docs/Makefile
+++ b/docs/Makefile
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@
 BUILDDEPS = alert all-the-icons dashboard ellit-org esxml htmlize org \
             rainbow-identifiers transient visual-fill-column
 BUILDDEPS:=$(BUILDDEPS:%=-L $(SITELISP)/%)
-EMACS=emacs -Q -batch -L ../ $(BUILDDEPS) -l ellit-org
+EMACS=emacs -Q -batch -L ../ $(BUILDDEPS) -l ellit-org	\
+	--eval "(require 'org-element)"			\
+	--eval "(setq org-element-cache-persistent nil)"
 
 DOC_EL_SOURCES=../telega.el ../telega-*.el ../contrib/*.el