diff --git a/ci/build_docs.sh b/ci/build_docs.sh
index 4dc9a203f1978..5dc649a91c4f7 100755
--- a/ci/build_docs.sh
+++ b/ci/build_docs.sh
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ if [ x"$DOC_BUILD" != x"" ]; then
     echo "Will build docs"
 
     source activate pandas
-    conda install -n pandas -c r r rpy2 --yes
 
+    # install sudo deps
     time sudo apt-get $APT_ARGS install dvipng texlive-latex-base texlive-latex-extra
 
     mv "$TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR"/doc /tmp
diff --git a/ci/requirements-3.5_DOC_BUILD.sh b/ci/requirements-3.5_DOC_BUILD.sh
index ca18ad976d46d..25bc63acc96d1 100644
--- a/ci/requirements-3.5_DOC_BUILD.sh
+++ b/ci/requirements-3.5_DOC_BUILD.sh
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 source activate pandas
 
-echo "install DOC_BUILD"
+echo "[install DOC_BUILD deps]"
 
 conda install -n pandas -c conda-forge feather-format
+
+conda install -n pandas -c r r rpy2 --yes