diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index 07df077637..5b863b3463 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -3,6 +3,12 @@
 ### Changed
 
 - Drop support for OCaml < 4.08 (@jonludlam, #1300)
+- Added suport for overriding tmp directories in odoc_driver_monorepo
+  (@jonludlam, #1304)
+
+### Fixed
+
+- Fix bug causing stack overflow in odoc_driver_monorepo (@jonludlam, #1304)
 
 # 3.0.0~beta1
 
diff --git a/src/driver/bin/odoc_driver.ml b/src/driver/bin/odoc_driver.ml
index b4a8eef9db..e747a123b9 100644
--- a/src/driver/bin/odoc_driver.ml
+++ b/src/driver/bin/odoc_driver.ml
@@ -1,11 +1,6 @@
 (* Odoc driver *)
 open Odoc_driver_lib
 
-let with_dir dir pat f =
-  match dir with
-  | None -> Bos.OS.Dir.with_tmp pat f () |> Result.get_ok
-  | Some dir -> f dir ()
-
 let run_inner ~odoc_dir ~odocl_dir ~index_dir ~mld_dir ~compile_grep ~link_grep
     ~generate_grep ~index_grep ~remap ~index_mld packages
     {
@@ -17,7 +12,7 @@ let run_inner ~odoc_dir ~odocl_dir ~index_dir ~mld_dir ~compile_grep ~link_grep
       odoc_md_bin;
       generate_json;
       _;
-    } =
+    } () =
   Option.iter (fun odoc_bin -> Odoc.odoc := Bos.Cmd.v odoc_bin) odoc_bin;
   Option.iter
     (fun odoc_md_bin -> Odoc.odoc_md := Bos.Cmd.v odoc_md_bin)
@@ -135,38 +130,16 @@ let run_inner ~odoc_dir ~odocl_dir ~index_dir ~mld_dir ~compile_grep ~link_grep
 
   if stats then Stats.bench_results html_dir
 
-let run odoc_dir odocl_dir index_dir mld_dir compile_grep link_grep
-    generate_grep index_grep remap packages index_mld common () =
-  with_dir odoc_dir "odoc-%s" @@ fun odoc_dir () ->
-  with_dir odocl_dir "odocl-%s" @@ fun odocl_dir () ->
-  with_dir index_dir "index-%s" @@ fun index_dir () ->
-  with_dir mld_dir "mld-%s" @@ fun mld_dir () ->
-  let () =
-    run_inner ~odoc_dir ~odocl_dir ~index_dir ~mld_dir ~compile_grep ~link_grep
-      ~generate_grep ~index_grep ~remap ~index_mld packages common
+let run dirs compile_grep link_grep generate_grep index_grep remap packages
+    index_mld common : unit =
+  let fn =
+    run_inner ~compile_grep ~link_grep ~generate_grep ~index_grep ~remap
+      ~index_mld packages common
   in
-  ()
+  Common_args.with_dirs dirs fn
 
 open Cmdliner
 
-let odoc_dir =
-  let doc = "Directory in which the intermediate odoc files go" in
-  Arg.(value & opt (some Common_args.fpath_arg) None & info [ "odoc-dir" ] ~doc)
-
-let odocl_dir =
-  let doc = "Directory in which the intermediate odocl files go" in
-  Arg.(
-    value & opt (some Common_args.fpath_arg) None & info [ "odocl-dir" ] ~doc)
-
-let index_dir =
-  let doc = "Directory in which the intermediate index files go" in
-  Arg.(
-    value & opt (some Common_args.fpath_arg) None & info [ "index-dir" ] ~doc)
-
-let mld_dir =
-  let doc = "Directory in which the auto-generated mld files go" in
-  Arg.(value & opt (some Common_args.fpath_arg) None & info [ "mld-dir" ] ~doc)
-
 let compile_grep =
   let doc = "Show compile commands containing the string" in
   Arg.(
@@ -212,10 +185,10 @@ let index_mld =
     & info [ "index-mld" ] ~docv:"INDEX" ~doc)
 
 let cmd_term =
+  let module A = Common_args in
   Term.(
-    const run $ odoc_dir $ odocl_dir $ index_dir $ mld_dir $ compile_grep
-    $ link_grep $ generate_grep $ index_grep $ remap $ packages $ index_mld
-    $ Common_args.term $ const ())
+    const run $ A.dirs_term $ compile_grep $ link_grep $ generate_grep
+    $ index_grep $ remap $ packages $ index_mld $ Common_args.term)
 
 let cmd =
   let doc =
diff --git a/src/driver/bin/odoc_driver_monorepo.ml b/src/driver/bin/odoc_driver_monorepo.ml
index e00e4fa39b..3edf4a54e3 100644
--- a/src/driver/bin/odoc_driver_monorepo.ml
+++ b/src/driver/bin/odoc_driver_monorepo.ml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 open Odoc_driver_lib
 
-let run path extra_pkgs extra_libs
+let real_run ~odoc_dir ~odocl_dir ~index_dir ~mld_dir path extra_pkgs extra_libs
     {
       Common_args.verbose;
       html_dir;
@@ -16,16 +16,12 @@ let run path extra_pkgs extra_libs
       odoc_md_bin;
       generate_json;
       _;
-    } =
+    } () =
   Option.iter (fun odoc_bin -> Odoc.odoc := Bos.Cmd.v odoc_bin) odoc_bin;
   Option.iter
     (fun odoc_md_bin -> Odoc.odoc_md := Bos.Cmd.v odoc_md_bin)
     odoc_md_bin;
 
-  let odoc_dir = Fpath.v "_odoc" in
-  let odocl_dir = Fpath.v "_odocl" in
-  let mld_dir = Fpath.v "_mld" in
-  let index_dir = Fpath.v "_index" in
   let _ = Voodoo.find_universe_and_version "foo" in
   Eio_main.run @@ fun env ->
   Eio.Switch.run @@ fun sw ->
@@ -86,6 +82,10 @@ let run path extra_pkgs extra_libs
 
   if stats then Stats.bench_results html_dir
 
+let run dirs path extra_pkgs extra_libs common : unit =
+  let fn = real_run path extra_pkgs extra_libs common in
+  Common_args.with_dirs dirs fn
+
 open Cmdliner
 
 let path =
@@ -106,7 +106,10 @@ let extra_libs =
 let cmd =
   let doc = "Generate documentation from a dune monorepo" in
   let info = Cmd.info "odoc_driver_monorepo" ~doc in
+  let module A = Common_args in
   Cmd.v info
-    Term.(const run $ path $ extra_pkgs $ extra_libs $ Common_args.term)
+    Term.(
+      const run $ A.dirs_term $ path $ extra_pkgs $ extra_libs
+      $ Common_args.term)
 
 let _ = exit (Cmd.eval cmd)
diff --git a/src/driver/common_args.ml b/src/driver/common_args.ml
index 90448815cf..cfc8f78da1 100644
--- a/src/driver/common_args.ml
+++ b/src/driver/common_args.ml
@@ -46,6 +46,22 @@ let generate_json =
   Arg.(
     value & flag & info [ "json-output" ] ~doc ~docs:Manpage.s_common_options)
 
+let odoc_dir =
+  let doc = "Directory in which the intermediate odoc files go" in
+  Arg.(value & opt (some fpath_arg) None & info [ "odoc-dir" ] ~doc)
+
+let odocl_dir =
+  let doc = "Directory in which the intermediate odocl files go" in
+  Arg.(value & opt (some fpath_arg) None & info [ "odocl-dir" ] ~doc)
+
+let index_dir =
+  let doc = "Directory in which the intermediate index files go" in
+  Arg.(value & opt (some fpath_arg) None & info [ "index-dir" ] ~doc)
+
+let mld_dir =
+  let doc = "Directory in which the auto-generated mld files go" in
+  Arg.(value & opt (some fpath_arg) None & info [ "mld-dir" ] ~doc)
+
 type t = {
   verbose : bool;
   html_dir : Fpath.t;
@@ -56,10 +72,35 @@ type t = {
   generate_json : bool;
 }
 
+type dirs = {
+  odoc_dir : Fpath.t option;
+  odocl_dir : Fpath.t option;
+  mld_dir : Fpath.t option;
+  index_dir : Fpath.t option;
+}
+
+let with_dirs dirs fn : unit =
+  let with_dir = Util.with_dir in
+  let { odoc_dir; odocl_dir; mld_dir; index_dir } = dirs in
+  with_dir odoc_dir "odoc-%s" @@ fun odoc_dir () ->
+  with_dir odocl_dir "odocl-%s" @@ fun odocl_dir () ->
+  with_dir index_dir "index-%s" @@ fun index_dir () ->
+  with_dir mld_dir "mld-%s" @@ fun mld_dir () ->
+  fn ~odoc_dir ~odocl_dir ~index_dir ~mld_dir ()
+
+open Term
+
+let ( let+ ) t f = const f $ t
+let ( and+ ) a b = const (fun x y -> (x, y)) $ a $ b
+
+let dirs_term =
+  let+ odoc_dir = odoc_dir
+  and+ odocl_dir = odocl_dir
+  and+ mld_dir = mld_dir
+  and+ index_dir = index_dir in
+  { odoc_dir; odocl_dir; mld_dir; index_dir }
+
 let term =
-  let open Term in
-  let ( let+ ) t f = const f $ t in
-  let ( and+ ) a b = const (fun x y -> (x, y)) $ a $ b in
   let+ verbose = verbose
   and+ html_dir = html_dir
   and+ stats = stats
diff --git a/src/driver/monorepo_style.ml b/src/driver/monorepo_style.ml
index bc0559dbdb..4088e36019 100644
--- a/src/driver/monorepo_style.ml
+++ b/src/driver/monorepo_style.ml
@@ -102,13 +102,13 @@ let of_dune_build dir ~extra_pkgs ~extra_libs =
       let all_lib_deps =
         List.fold_left
           (fun acc (l : library) ->
-            Util.StringMap.add l.name
-              ("stdlib"
-               :: List.filter_map
-                    (fun uid -> Util.StringMap.find_opt uid uid_to_libname)
-                    l.requires
-              |> Util.StringSet.of_list)
-              acc)
+            let libs =
+              List.filter_map
+                (fun uid -> Util.StringMap.find_opt uid uid_to_libname)
+                l.requires
+            in
+            let libs = if l.name = "stdlib" then libs else "stdlib" :: libs in
+            Util.StringMap.add l.name (libs |> Util.StringSet.of_list) acc)
           Util.StringMap.empty (local_libs @ global_libs)
       in
 
diff --git a/src/driver/util.ml b/src/driver/util.ml
index 305e029980..08b8a56311 100644
--- a/src/driver/util.ml
+++ b/src/driver/util.ml
@@ -4,6 +4,11 @@ open Bos
 module StringSet = Set.Make (String)
 module StringMap = Map.Make (String)
 
+let with_dir dir pat f =
+  match dir with
+  | None -> OS.Dir.with_tmp pat f () |> Result.get_ok
+  | Some dir -> f dir ()
+
 let lines_of_channel ic =
   let rec inner acc =
     try