diff --git a/doc/Makefile b/doc/Makefile
index e85e53b3da..b6ed791dc4 100644
--- a/doc/Makefile
+++ b/doc/Makefile
@@ -93,6 +93,8 @@ uninstall: uninstall-man
 uninstall-man:
 	$(RM) $(addprefix "$(MANDIR)/man1/",$(ALLMANPAGES))
 
+docclean: clean
+
 clean::
 	$(RM) $(TXTPAGES) doc/*.html doc/*.pod doc/*.1 doc/*.3 $(CLEANSUFFIXES:%=doc/%) doc/avoptions_*.texi
 	$(RM) -r doc/doxy/html