diff --git a/docs/docsite/Makefile b/docs/docsite/Makefile
index 6437b1e376..547b95c7b6 100644
--- a/docs/docsite/Makefile
+++ b/docs/docsite/Makefile
@@ -20,10 +20,14 @@ all: docs
 
 docs: clean htmldocs
 
-htmldocs: testing keywords modules staticmin cli config
+generate_rst: testing keywords modules staticmin cli config
 
+htmldocs: generate_rst
 	CPUS=$(CPUS) $(MAKE) -f Makefile.sphinx html
 
+singlehtmldocs: generate_rst
+	CPUS=$(CPUS) $(MAKE) -f Makefile.sphinx singlehtml
+
 webdocs: docs
 
 #TODO: leaving htmlout removal for those having older versions, should eventually be removed also