diff --git a/documentation/Makefile b/documentation/Makefile
index f165e36c2..2f2d6213d 100644
--- a/documentation/Makefile
+++ b/documentation/Makefile
@@ -55,6 +55,10 @@ latexpdf:
 
 all: html epub latexpdf
 
+html:
+	$(SOURCEDIR)/set_versions.py
+	@$(SPHINXBUILD) -M $@ "$(SOURCEDIR)" "$(BUILDDIR)" --tag splithtml $(SPHINXOPTS)
+
 %:
 	$(SOURCEDIR)/set_versions.py
 	@$(SPHINXBUILD) -M $@ "$(SOURCEDIR)" "$(BUILDDIR)" $(SPHINXOPTS)