diff --git a/doc/Makefile b/doc/Makefile
index f9efe3a9c4..a8616551be 100644
--- a/doc/Makefile
+++ b/doc/Makefile
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ doc/%.html: doc/%.texi $(SRC_PATH)/doc/t2h.init $(GENTEXI)
 	$(M)texi2html -I doc -monolithic --init-file $(SRC_PATH)/doc/t2h.init --output $@ $<
 
 doc/%.pod: TAG = POD
-doc/%.pod: doc/%.texi $(GENTEXI)
+doc/%.pod: doc/%.texi $(SRC_PATH)/doc/texi2pod.pl $(GENTEXI)
 	$(Q)$(TEXIDEP)
 	$(M)perl $(SRC_PATH)/doc/texi2pod.pl -Idoc $< $@