diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 9d717900f0..73b64e50a5 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -2087,7 +2087,6 @@ if enabled source_path_used; then
           libswscale/Makefile \
           tests/Makefile \
           vhook/Makefile \
-          doc/Makefile \
           doc/texi2pod.pl \
           "
     for dir in $DIRS ; do