--- a/doc/conf.py
+++ b/doc/conf.py
@@ -38,10 +38,9 @@
 # intersphinx configuration
 intersphinx_mapping = {
     'python': ('https://docs.python.org/{.major}'.format(
-        sys.version_info), None),
-    'numpy': ('https://docs.scipy.org/doc/numpy/', None),
-    'scipy': ('https://docs.scipy.org/doc/scipy/reference', None),
-    'distributed': ('https://distributed.readthedocs.io/en/latest/', None),
+        sys.version_info), '/usr/share/doc/python3/html/objects.inv'),
+    'numpy': ('https://docs.scipy.org/doc/numpy/', '/usr/share/doc/python-numpy-doc/html/objects.inv'),
+    'scipy': ('https://docs.scipy.org/doc/scipy/reference', '/usr/share/doc/python-scipy-doc/html/objects.inv'),
 }
 
 # sphinx-gallery configuration
