diff --git a/doc/Makefile.am b/doc/Makefile.am
index ca18ae9f7..3a9e0a147 100644
--- a/doc/Makefile.am
+++ b/doc/Makefile.am
@@ -47,12 +47,15 @@ docimg_DATA = HTML/images/hierarchy.png
 
 SUBDOCS     = refman vm hacking pp
 
-all: $(DOCDB)
+all: $(DOCDB) ../utils/stklos-pp
 	for d in $(SUBDOCS); do (cd $$d; $(MAKE) $@); done
 
 extradoc: $(DOCDB)
 	for d in $(SUBDOCS); do (cd $$d; $(MAKE) $@); done
 
+../utils/stklos-pp:
+	(cd ../utils; $(MAKE) stklos-pp)
+
 #
 # Database construction
 #
diff --git a/doc/Makefile.in b/doc/Makefile.in
index 910250d66..b4c702fba 100644
--- a/doc/Makefile.in
+++ b/doc/Makefile.in
@@ -693,12 +693,15 @@ uninstall-man: uninstall-man1
 
 .PHONY: subdoc docdb extradoc
 
-all: $(DOCDB)
+all: $(DOCDB) ../utils/stklos-pp
 	for d in $(SUBDOCS); do (cd $$d; $(MAKE) $@); done
 
 extradoc: $(DOCDB)
 	for d in $(SUBDOCS); do (cd $$d; $(MAKE) $@); done
 
+../utils/stklos-pp:
+	(cd ../utils; $(MAKE) stklos-pp)
+
 #
 # Database construction
 #