diff --git a/docs/Makefile b/docs/Makefile
index 7956a100..ce73f29a 100644
--- a/docs/Makefile
+++ b/docs/Makefile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #
 
 default:
-	sphinx-autobuild . _build/html/
+	sphinx-autobuild -b html $(ALLSPHINXOPTS) $(BUILDDIR)/html
 
 # You can set these variables from the command line.
 SPHINXOPTS    =
diff --git a/docs/docs-requirements.txt b/docs/docs-requirements.txt
index 586ee254..0b5f1903 100644
--- a/docs/docs-requirements.txt
+++ b/docs/docs-requirements.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 Sphinx==1.7.1
+sphinx-autobuild==0.7.1
 sphinxcontrib-programoutput==0.11