diff --git a/doc/Makefile b/doc/Makefile
index efc61de2..7a493c2a 100644
--- a/doc/Makefile
+++ b/doc/Makefile
@@ -11,7 +11,9 @@ PAPEROPT_a4     = -D latex_paper_size=a4
 PAPEROPT_letter = -D latex_paper_size=letter
 ALLSPHINXOPTS   = -d build/doctrees $(PAPEROPT_$(PAPER)) $(SPHINXOPTS) source
 DEST = build
-.PHONY: help clean html dirhtml pickle json htmlhelp qthelp latex changes linkcheck doctest
+.PHONY: all help clean html dirhtml pickle json htmlhelp qthelp latex changes linkcheck doctest
+
+all: html
 
 help:
 	@echo "Please use \`make <target>' where <target> is one of"