diff --git a/rust2rpm/crate.py b/rust2rpm/crate.py
index dbc15f7..6ad6947 100644
--- a/rust2rpm/crate.py
+++ b/rust2rpm/crate.py
@@ -137,7 +137,9 @@ def get_doc_files(path: str) -> list[str]:
                 and not LICENSE_FILE_PATTERN.fullmatch(f)
                 and not DOC_FILE_EXCLUDES.fullmatch(f)
             ):
-                results.append(os.path.relpath(os.path.join(root, f), path))
+                relpath = os.path.relpath(os.path.join(root, f), path)
+                if not relpath.startswith("target/"):
+                    results.append(relpath)
 
     results.sort()
     return results