diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 7b9c33a22c5dc..03726486fba01 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -490,7 +490,7 @@ check-component-docs: generate-component-docs ## Checks that the machine-generat
 ##@ Rustdoc
 build-rustdoc: ## Build Vector's Rustdocs
 	# This command is mostly intended for use by the build process in vectordotdev/vector-rustdoc
-	${MAYBE_ENVIRONMENT_EXEC} cargo doc --no-deps
+	${MAYBE_ENVIRONMENT_EXEC} cargo doc --no-deps --workspace
 
 ##@ Packaging
 
diff --git a/vdev/src/commands/check/mod.rs b/vdev/src/commands/check/mod.rs
index 993a316888902..78cb62671881b 100644
--- a/vdev/src/commands/check/mod.rs
+++ b/vdev/src/commands/check/mod.rs
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ crate::script_wrapper! {
 }
 
 crate::script_wrapper! {
-    events = "Check that events satisfy patterns set in https://github.com/vectordotdev/vector/blob/master/docs/specs/instrumentation.md"
+    events = "Check that events satisfy patterns set in <https://github.com/vectordotdev/vector/blob/master/docs/specs/instrumentation.md>"
         => "check-events"
 }