diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 0b5d34f7..ee775ffc 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ CMakeCache.txt
 CMakeFiles
 CMakeScripts
 Testing
-Makefile
 cmake_install.cmake
 install_manifest.txt
 compile_commands.json
diff --git a/docs/Makefile b/docs/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d0c3cbf1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+# Minimal makefile for Sphinx documentation
+#
+
+# You can set these variables from the command line, and also
+# from the environment for the first two.
+SPHINXOPTS    ?=
+SPHINXBUILD   ?= sphinx-build
+SOURCEDIR     = source
+BUILDDIR      = build
+
+# Put it first so that "make" without argument is like "make help".
+help:
+	@$(SPHINXBUILD) -M help "$(SOURCEDIR)" "$(BUILDDIR)" $(SPHINXOPTS) $(O)
+
+.PHONY: help Makefile
+
+# Catch-all target: route all unknown targets to Sphinx using the new
+# "make mode" option.  $(O) is meant as a shortcut for $(SPHINXOPTS).
+%: Makefile
+	@$(SPHINXBUILD) -M $@ "$(SOURCEDIR)" "$(BUILDDIR)" $(SPHINXOPTS) $(O)