diff --git a/doc/Makefile b/doc/Makefile
index abcb14351f9401d735b7b1fd40ea2358d28a32f6..ab2a763d22e1e64878550e96ebf67495c371119e 100644
--- a/doc/Makefile
+++ b/doc/Makefile
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ DOC_SUBDIR=libraries/Cabal/doc
 XML_DOC = Cabal
 INSTALL_XML_DOC = $(XML_DOC)
 
+binary-dist:
+	@:
+
 include $(TOP)/mk/target.mk
 
 endif