diff --git a/misc/make-deps.sh b/misc/make-deps.sh
index 5c77f2a4..ebf1666e 100755
--- a/misc/make-deps.sh
+++ b/misc/make-deps.sh
@@ -104,6 +104,6 @@ go get golang.org/x/tools/cmd/stringer			# for automatic stringer-ing
 go get golang.org/x/lint/golint				# for `golint`-ing
 go get github.com/tmthrgd/go-bindata/go-bindata	# for compiling in non golang files
 go get -u gopkg.in/alecthomas/gometalinter.v1 && mv "$(dirname $(command -v gometalinter.v1))/gometalinter.v1" "$(dirname $(command -v gometalinter.v1))/gometalinter" && gometalinter --install	# bonus
-command -v mdl &>/dev/null || gem install mdl || true	# for linting markdown files
-command -v fpm &>/dev/null || gem install fpm || true	# for cross distro packaging
+command -v mdl &>/dev/null || gem install mdl --no-ri --no-rdoc || true	# for linting markdown files
+command -v fpm &>/dev/null || gem install fpm --no-ri --no-rdoc || true	# for cross distro packaging
 cd "$XPWD" >/dev/null