diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/features.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/features.rst
index 8c167082a84f9e889724f66d2d74e22cb6e40f83..7651eca38227d0915fa77673877530eb25eb23f5 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/features.rst
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/features.rst
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 .. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 
-.. kernel-feat:: $srctree/Documentation/features
+.. kernel-feat:: features
diff --git a/Documentation/arch/arc/features.rst b/Documentation/arch/arc/features.rst
index b793583d688a460d82967faab3336ed962cc44d9..49ff446ff744ccddf8f4c1fb6717b7878b673ca3 100644
--- a/Documentation/arch/arc/features.rst
+++ b/Documentation/arch/arc/features.rst
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 .. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 
-.. kernel-feat:: $srctree/Documentation/features arc
+.. kernel-feat:: features arc
diff --git a/Documentation/arch/arm/features.rst b/Documentation/arch/arm/features.rst
index 7414ec03dd157c7ab6fc677f5a0af6fb93a88ec3..0e76aaf68ecab2233df316602f0da9e47608c73c 100644
--- a/Documentation/arch/arm/features.rst
+++ b/Documentation/arch/arm/features.rst
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 .. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 
-.. kernel-feat:: $srctree/Documentation/features arm
+.. kernel-feat:: features arm
diff --git a/Documentation/arch/arm64/features.rst b/Documentation/arch/arm64/features.rst
index dfa4cb3cd3efa570755ffd428e89e413d09b8b84..03321f4309d0be8acc1c8062626ec0d520ad5398 100644
--- a/Documentation/arch/arm64/features.rst
+++ b/Documentation/arch/arm64/features.rst
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 .. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 
-.. kernel-feat:: $srctree/Documentation/features arm64
+.. kernel-feat:: features arm64
diff --git a/Documentation/arch/loongarch/features.rst b/Documentation/arch/loongarch/features.rst
index ebacade3ea454e2daf54ef0957ba1b49b4501412..009f44c7951f8a7fad377e3aa43e59f3c9a3a240 100644
--- a/Documentation/arch/loongarch/features.rst
+++ b/Documentation/arch/loongarch/features.rst
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 .. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 
-.. kernel-feat:: $srctree/Documentation/features loongarch
+.. kernel-feat:: features loongarch
diff --git a/Documentation/arch/m68k/features.rst b/Documentation/arch/m68k/features.rst
index 5107a21194724ec3c756d5f68689013b80ed6b33..de7f0ccf7fc8edf4be22f4192832dd82c8b7069b 100644
--- a/Documentation/arch/m68k/features.rst
+++ b/Documentation/arch/m68k/features.rst
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 .. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 
-.. kernel-feat:: $srctree/Documentation/features m68k
+.. kernel-feat:: features m68k
diff --git a/Documentation/arch/mips/features.rst b/Documentation/arch/mips/features.rst
index 1973d729b29a98756de8c0192224af913f2ff5c6..6e0ffe3e73540041f670d4b8f8f724036b63936e 100644
--- a/Documentation/arch/mips/features.rst
+++ b/Documentation/arch/mips/features.rst
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 .. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 
-.. kernel-feat:: $srctree/Documentation/features mips
+.. kernel-feat:: features mips
diff --git a/Documentation/arch/nios2/features.rst b/Documentation/arch/nios2/features.rst
index 8449e63f69b2b4f0380b08891a113f6695c644cf..89913810ccb5a0c4978c38141275be35ec40a08d 100644
--- a/Documentation/arch/nios2/features.rst
+++ b/Documentation/arch/nios2/features.rst
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 .. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 
-.. kernel-feat:: $srctree/Documentation/features nios2
+.. kernel-feat:: features nios2
diff --git a/Documentation/arch/openrisc/features.rst b/Documentation/arch/openrisc/features.rst
index 3f7c40d219f2cc3e278eb9b77322a29fa82e4aea..bae2e25adfd642b6b98dbad6a6b1d0ba550c6ba7 100644
--- a/Documentation/arch/openrisc/features.rst
+++ b/Documentation/arch/openrisc/features.rst
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 .. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 
-.. kernel-feat:: $srctree/Documentation/features openrisc
+.. kernel-feat:: features openrisc
diff --git a/Documentation/arch/parisc/features.rst b/Documentation/arch/parisc/features.rst
index 501d7c450037904bcd328274ec306287037e4964..b3aa4d243b9362584c60a9d9e23727c4df4a4cf8 100644
--- a/Documentation/arch/parisc/features.rst
+++ b/Documentation/arch/parisc/features.rst
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 .. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 
-.. kernel-feat:: $srctree/Documentation/features parisc
+.. kernel-feat:: features parisc
diff --git a/Documentation/arch/powerpc/features.rst b/Documentation/arch/powerpc/features.rst
index aeae73df86b0c58e02458c2f6f98cc47dbc73fb7..ee4b95e04202d31feaf0a81619682ee64c6dcc0f 100644
--- a/Documentation/arch/powerpc/features.rst
+++ b/Documentation/arch/powerpc/features.rst
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 .. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 
-.. kernel-feat:: $srctree/Documentation/features powerpc
+.. kernel-feat:: features powerpc
diff --git a/Documentation/arch/riscv/features.rst b/Documentation/arch/riscv/features.rst
index c70ef6ac2368c9a49ae22012145bdfd0f443288d..36e90144adabd18b2dce8f25ae9e5887dd66bd37 100644
--- a/Documentation/arch/riscv/features.rst
+++ b/Documentation/arch/riscv/features.rst
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 .. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 
-.. kernel-feat:: $srctree/Documentation/features riscv
+.. kernel-feat:: features riscv
diff --git a/Documentation/arch/s390/features.rst b/Documentation/arch/s390/features.rst
index 57c296a9d8f30d53d89be42c0f156852659bafea..2883dc95068173b19be3e3bbbe65f4da428255a0 100644
--- a/Documentation/arch/s390/features.rst
+++ b/Documentation/arch/s390/features.rst
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 .. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 
-.. kernel-feat:: $srctree/Documentation/features s390
+.. kernel-feat:: features s390
diff --git a/Documentation/arch/sh/features.rst b/Documentation/arch/sh/features.rst
index f722af3b6c9934b8fce94f306f083947892088b8..fae48fe81e9bd013bc63e92ac586481a3ab936c6 100644
--- a/Documentation/arch/sh/features.rst
+++ b/Documentation/arch/sh/features.rst
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 .. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 
-.. kernel-feat:: $srctree/Documentation/features sh
+.. kernel-feat:: features sh
diff --git a/Documentation/arch/sparc/features.rst b/Documentation/arch/sparc/features.rst
index c0c92468b0fe909ee1bb01c841531c06c0fead88..96835b6d598a1a8610d9518542d03c0314922f6c 100644
--- a/Documentation/arch/sparc/features.rst
+++ b/Documentation/arch/sparc/features.rst
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 .. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 
-.. kernel-feat:: $srctree/Documentation/features sparc
+.. kernel-feat:: features sparc
diff --git a/Documentation/arch/x86/features.rst b/Documentation/arch/x86/features.rst
index b663f15053ce85b2f3dcb31967e6a67aa5089265..a33616346a388cd7ea602f70f788506913c805e4 100644
--- a/Documentation/arch/x86/features.rst
+++ b/Documentation/arch/x86/features.rst
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 .. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 
-.. kernel-feat:: $srctree/Documentation/features x86
+.. kernel-feat:: features x86
diff --git a/Documentation/arch/xtensa/features.rst b/Documentation/arch/xtensa/features.rst
index 6b92c7bfa19daab87c01fd9e55a384076aee3887..28dcce1759be4bf212fc3e14a7b6691e34fbfedb 100644
--- a/Documentation/arch/xtensa/features.rst
+++ b/Documentation/arch/xtensa/features.rst
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 .. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 
-.. kernel-feat:: $srctree/Documentation/features xtensa
+.. kernel-feat:: features xtensa
diff --git a/Documentation/sphinx/kernel_feat.py b/Documentation/sphinx/kernel_feat.py
index b5fa2f0542a5d92e02971e4e7c4791442adf2955..b9df61eb45013872ca82b463048494e041b3f127 100644
--- a/Documentation/sphinx/kernel_feat.py
+++ b/Documentation/sphinx/kernel_feat.py
@@ -37,8 +37,6 @@ import re
 import subprocess
 import sys
 
-from os import path
-
 from docutils import nodes, statemachine
 from docutils.statemachine import ViewList
 from docutils.parsers.rst import directives, Directive
@@ -76,33 +74,26 @@ class KernelFeat(Directive):
         self.state.document.settings.env.app.warn(message, prefix="")
 
     def run(self):
-
         doc = self.state.document
         if not doc.settings.file_insertion_enabled:
             raise self.warning("docutils: file insertion disabled")
 
         env = doc.settings.env
-        cwd = path.dirname(doc.current_source)
-        cmd = "get_feat.pl rest --enable-fname --dir "
-        cmd += self.arguments[0]
-
-        if len(self.arguments) > 1:
-            cmd += " --arch " + self.arguments[1]
 
-        srctree = path.abspath(os.environ["srctree"])
+        srctree = os.path.abspath(os.environ["srctree"])
 
-        fname = cmd
+        args = [
+            os.path.join(srctree, 'scripts/get_feat.pl'),
+            'rest',
+            '--enable-fname',
+            '--dir',
+            os.path.join(srctree, 'Documentation', self.arguments[0]),
+        ]
 
-        # extend PATH with $(srctree)/scripts
-        path_env = os.pathsep.join([
-            srctree + os.sep + "scripts",
-            os.environ["PATH"]
-        ])
-        shell_env = os.environ.copy()
-        shell_env["PATH"]    = path_env
-        shell_env["srctree"] = srctree
+        if len(self.arguments) > 1:
+            args.extend(['--arch', self.arguments[1]])
 
-        lines = self.runCmd(cmd, shell=True, cwd=cwd, env=shell_env)
+        lines = subprocess.check_output(args, cwd=os.path.dirname(doc.current_source)).decode('utf-8')
 
         line_regex = re.compile(r"^\.\. FILE (\S+)$")
 
@@ -121,30 +112,6 @@ class KernelFeat(Directive):
         nodeList = self.nestedParse(out_lines, fname)
         return nodeList
 
-    def runCmd(self, cmd, **kwargs):
-        u"""Run command ``cmd`` and return its stdout as unicode."""
-
-        try:
-            proc = subprocess.Popen(
-                cmd
-                , stdout = subprocess.PIPE
-                , stderr = subprocess.PIPE
-                , **kwargs
-            )
-            out, err = proc.communicate()
-
-            out, err = codecs.decode(out, 'utf-8'), codecs.decode(err, 'utf-8')
-
-            if proc.returncode != 0:
-                raise self.severe(
-                    u"command '%s' failed with return code %d"
-                    % (cmd, proc.returncode)
-                )
-        except OSError as exc:
-            raise self.severe(u"problems with '%s' directive: %s."
-                              % (self.name, ErrorString(exc)))
-        return out
-
     def nestedParse(self, lines, fname):
         content = ViewList()
         node    = nodes.section()
diff --git a/Documentation/translations/zh_CN/arch/loongarch/features.rst b/Documentation/translations/zh_CN/arch/loongarch/features.rst
index 82bfac180bdc04b4fcc3effed488fc96cdd3163d..cec38dda8298c1c0c5993f3f1602873eac91d467 100644
--- a/Documentation/translations/zh_CN/arch/loongarch/features.rst
+++ b/Documentation/translations/zh_CN/arch/loongarch/features.rst
@@ -5,4 +5,4 @@
 :Original: Documentation/arch/loongarch/features.rst
 :Translator: Huacai Chen <chenhuacai@loongson.cn>
 
-.. kernel-feat:: $srctree/Documentation/features loongarch
+.. kernel-feat:: features loongarch
diff --git a/Documentation/translations/zh_CN/arch/mips/features.rst b/Documentation/translations/zh_CN/arch/mips/features.rst
index da1b956e4a40f6a5d21988b853c0802011f1cd29..0d6df97db069bb3a650208733ec17aff19f27cf3 100644
--- a/Documentation/translations/zh_CN/arch/mips/features.rst
+++ b/Documentation/translations/zh_CN/arch/mips/features.rst
@@ -10,4 +10,4 @@
 
 .. _cn_features:
 
-.. kernel-feat:: $srctree/Documentation/features mips
+.. kernel-feat:: features mips
diff --git a/Documentation/translations/zh_TW/arch/loongarch/features.rst b/Documentation/translations/zh_TW/arch/loongarch/features.rst
index b64e430f55aef3a82edda61d3fab92c2c3c2bcd6..c2175fd32b54b9babe96cd7979bd0df8ed270041 100644
--- a/Documentation/translations/zh_TW/arch/loongarch/features.rst
+++ b/Documentation/translations/zh_TW/arch/loongarch/features.rst
@@ -5,5 +5,5 @@
 :Original: Documentation/arch/loongarch/features.rst
 :Translator: Huacai Chen <chenhuacai@loongson.cn>
 
-.. kernel-feat:: $srctree/Documentation/features loongarch
+.. kernel-feat:: features loongarch
 
diff --git a/Documentation/translations/zh_TW/arch/mips/features.rst b/Documentation/translations/zh_TW/arch/mips/features.rst
index f6941042003545858add1dd9e14e3b3c86d5f400..3d3906c4d08e29cd481b37c0d3db4d224ad7513a 100644
--- a/Documentation/translations/zh_TW/arch/mips/features.rst
+++ b/Documentation/translations/zh_TW/arch/mips/features.rst
@@ -10,5 +10,5 @@
 
 .. _tw_features:
 
-.. kernel-feat:: $srctree/Documentation/features mips
+.. kernel-feat:: features mips