diff --git a/build_tools/circle/build_doc.sh b/build_tools/circle/build_doc.sh
index b3f785254c2ae..0be1dda05f049 100755
--- a/build_tools/circle/build_doc.sh
+++ b/build_tools/circle/build_doc.sh
@@ -109,7 +109,9 @@ conda update --yes --quiet conda
 conda create -n $CONDA_ENV_NAME --yes --quiet python numpy scipy \
   cython nose coverage matplotlib sphinx=1.6.2 pillow
 source activate testenv
-pip install sphinx-gallery numpydoc
+pip install sphinx-gallery
+# Use numpydoc master (for now)
+pip install git+https://github.com/numpy/numpydoc
 
 # Build and install scikit-learn in dev mode
 python setup.py develop