diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index dfdc7a74..b738f309 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -77,6 +77,8 @@ dist: distclean
 	cp -r src i3-msg include man i3-${VERSION}
 	# Only copy toplevel documentation (important stuff)
 	mkdir i3-${VERSION}/docs
+	# Pre-generate documentation
+	make -C docs
 	find docs -maxdepth 1 -type f ! -name "*.xcf" -exec cp '{}' i3-${VERSION}/docs \;
 	# Only copy source code from i3-input
 	mkdir i3-${VERSION}/i3-input