diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 13fd2d4..d50e1c9 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -133,5 +133,5 @@ dist: distdir
 
 HTMLDIR=html
 
-htmldocs:
+htmldocs: $(BUILTMAN)
 	perl $(HOME)/src/perl/Parse-Man/examples/man-to-html.pl -O $(HTMLDIR) --file-extension tmpl --link-extension html --template home_lou.tt2 --also man/also man/*.3 man/*.7