diff --git a/crates/forge/src/cmd/doc/mod.rs b/crates/forge/src/cmd/doc/mod.rs
index a9f094beb48fc..e1a36d3df22e9 100644
--- a/crates/forge/src/cmd/doc/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/forge/src/cmd/doc/mod.rs
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ impl DocArgs {
 
         let mut doc_config = config.doc;
         if let Some(out) = self.out {
-            doc_config.out = out;
+            doc_config.out = out.strip_prefix("./").unwrap_or(&out).to_path_buf();
         }
         if doc_config.repository.is_none() {
             // Attempt to read repo from git
diff --git a/crates/forge/tests/cli/doc.rs b/crates/forge/tests/cli/doc.rs
index 758ba80eada0d..3b9c42d17a6cd 100644
--- a/crates/forge/tests/cli/doc.rs
+++ b/crates/forge/tests/cli/doc.rs
@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@ use foundry_test_utils::util::{RemoteProject, setup_forge_remote};
 fn can_generate_solmate_docs() {
     let (prj, _) =
         setup_forge_remote(RemoteProject::new("transmissions11/solmate").set_build(false));
-    prj.forge_command().args(["doc", "--build"]).assert_success();
+    prj.forge_command().args(["doc", "--build", "--out", "./docs"]).assert_success();
 }