diff --git a/cranelift/codegen/meta/Cargo.toml b/cranelift/codegen/meta/Cargo.toml
index c11a7333db..23507c7874 100644
--- a/cranelift/codegen/meta/Cargo.toml
+++ b/cranelift/codegen/meta/Cargo.toml
@@ -15,3 +15,6 @@ cranelift-entity = { path = "../../cranelift-entity", version = "0.46.1" }
 [badges]
 maintenance = { status = "experimental" }
 travis-ci = { repository = "CraneStation/cranelift" }
+
+[package.metadata.docs.rs]
+rustdoc-args = [ "--document-private-items" ]