diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index ecb788b2ce..b3357691ca 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1077,7 +1077,7 @@ installer: $(INSTALLER)
 
 INSTDIR=/tmp/qemu-nsis
 
-$(INSTALLER): $(SRC_PATH)/qemu.nsi
+$(INSTALLER): install-doc $(SRC_PATH)/qemu.nsi
 	$(MAKE) install prefix=${INSTDIR}
 ifdef SIGNCODE
 	(cd ${INSTDIR}; \