diff --git a/Makefile.python b/Makefile.python
index 122acb7..acb9ed0 100644
--- a/Makefile.python
+++ b/Makefile.python
@@ -1,32 +1,36 @@
 #    -*- mode: Makefile -*-
 
 PYMODULE := $(shell basename `pwd` | sed 's/-/./g')
 
 PYTHON_BIN := $(shell test -d bin/ && find bin/ -type f -executable | xargs egrep -H '^\#.*python' | cut -f 1 -d :)
 TEST_DIRS := $(shell find . -name tests -type d)
 
 NOSE = python3 -m nose
 NOSEFLAGS = -sv
 FLAKE = python3 -m flake8
 FLAKEFLAGS =
 
 all:
 
 .PHONY: test
 test:
 	$(NOSE) $(NOSEFLAGS) $(TEST_DIRS)
 
 .PHONY: coverage
 coverage:
 	$(NOSE) $(NOSEFLAGS) --with-coverage --cover-package $(PYMODULE) --cover-inclusive --cover-branches $(TEST_DIRS)
 
 .PHONY: check
 check:
 	$(FLAKE) $(FLAKEFLAGS) swh $(PYTHON_BIN)
 
+.PHONY: doc
+doc:
+	make -C docs html
+
 .PHONY: distclean
 # clean up Python bytecode files. Also consider random *.pyc files, in case
 # Python 2.x has been run by mistake
 distclean:
 	find . -type d -name __pycache__ | xargs rm -rf
 	find . -type f -name '*.pyc' -delete