diff --git a/doc/Makefile b/doc/Makefile
index aad20461ec..6032aff45f 100644
--- a/doc/Makefile
+++ b/doc/Makefile
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ html: xmlgen $(VENV) $(SPHINXCONFIG)/conf.py $(ANCHORCHECK) $(MATHJAX)
 	@rm -rf html/PDF/.[sg]*
 	@echo "Build finished. The HTML pages are in doc/html."
 
-spelling: xmlgen $(VENV) $(SPHINXCONFIG)/conf.py $(SPHINXCONFIG)/false_positives.txt
+spelling: xmlgen $(SPHINXCONFIG)/conf.py $(VENV) $(SPHINXCONFIG)/false_positives.txt
 	@if [ "$(HAS_BASH)" == "NO" ] ; then echo "bash was not found at $(OSHELL)! Please use: $(MAKE) SHELL=/path/to/bash" 1>&2; exit 1; fi
 	@(\
 		. $(VENV)/bin/activate ; env PYTHONWARNINGS= \