diff --git a/changelog/7269.internal.rst b/changelog/7269.internal.rst
new file mode 100644
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/7269.internal.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+:user:`rcomer` updated the scipy intersphinx mapping to make documentation builds more reliable.
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diff --git a/docs/src/conf.py b/docs/src/conf.py
index 0e491f3ddc..b243d8d8ca 100644
--- a/docs/src/conf.py
+++ b/docs/src/conf.py
@@ -313,7 +313,13 @@ def _dotv(version):
     "pandas": ("https://pandas.pydata.org/docs/", None),
     "python": ("https://docs.python.org/3/", None),
     "pyvista": ("https://docs.pyvista.org/", None),
-    "scipy": ("https://docs.scipy.org/doc/scipy/", None),
+    # For scipy, get the inventory from the static site because it can be slow and
+    # sometimes times out when fetching from the docs site.
+    # https://github.com/scipy/docs.scipy.org/issues/102
+    "scipy": (
+        "https://docs.scipy.org/doc/scipy/",
+        "https://static.scipy.org/doc/scipy/objects.inv",
+    ),
 }
 
 # The name of the Pygments (syntax highlighting) style to use.