diff --git a/changelog/3245.trivial.rst b/changelog/3245.trivial.rst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b61d9804f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/3245.trivial.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Added ``doc`` to norecursedirs in tox.ini
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index b90bd432d..12e7a57fb 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ rsyncdirs = tox.ini pytest.py _pytest testing
 python_files = test_*.py *_test.py testing/*/*.py
 python_classes = Test Acceptance
 python_functions = test
-norecursedirs = .tox ja .hg cx_freeze_source
+norecursedirs = .tox ja .hg cx_freeze_source doc
 xfail_strict=true
 filterwarnings =
     error