diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 9d3c4d9e..2cd84019 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ build: clean cythonize
 	# Compile C extensions
 	python setup.py build_ext --inplace
 
-docs-live: clean
+docs-live:
 	sphinx-autobuild docs docs/_build/html
 
 install: uninstall clean cythonize