diff --git a/documentation/Makefile b/documentation/Makefile
index 60b89da0ed..a09a995c11 100644
--- a/documentation/Makefile
+++ b/documentation/Makefile
@@ -1,40 +1,40 @@
 # Generate the FreeBSD documentation
 #
 # Copyright (c) 2020-2021, The FreeBSD Documentation Project
 # Copyright (c) 2020-2021, Sergio Carlavilla <carlavilla@FreeBSD.org>
 #
 # Targets intended for use on the command line
 #
 # all (default)	-	generate the books TOC and compile all the documentation
 # generate	-	generate the books TOC and build all the documentation
 
 MAINTAINER=carlavilla@FreeBSD.org
 
 PYTHON_CMD =	/usr/local/bin/python3.7
 HUGO_CMD =	/usr/local/bin/hugo
 LANGUAGES =	en,es,pt-br,de,ja,zh-cn,zh-tw,ru,el,hu,it,mn,nl,pl,fr
 
 .ORDER: starting-message generate-books-toc
 .ORDER: starting-message build
 .ORDER: generate-books-toc build
 
 all: starting-message generate-books-toc run
-generate: starting-message generate-books-toc build
+generate: starting-message generate-books-toc build .PHONY
 
-starting-message:
+starting-message: .PHONY
 	@echo ---------------------------------------------------------------
 	@echo                   Building the documentation
 	@echo ---------------------------------------------------------------
 
-generate-books-toc:
+generate-books-toc: .PHONY
 	${PYTHON_CMD} ./tools/books-toc-parts-creator.py -l ${LANGUAGES}
 	${PYTHON_CMD} ./tools/books-toc-creator.py -l ${LANGUAGES}
 	${PYTHON_CMD} ./tools/books-toc-figures-creator.py -l ${LANGUAGES}
 	${PYTHON_CMD} ./tools/books-toc-tables-creator.py -l ${LANGUAGES}
 	${PYTHON_CMD} ./tools/books-toc-examples-creator.py -l ${LANGUAGES}
 
-run:
+run: .PHONY
 	${HUGO_CMD} server -D
 
-build:
+build: .PHONY
 	${HUGO_CMD} --minify
diff --git a/website/Makefile b/website/Makefile
index 6e859536b9..85b00f6df8 100644
--- a/website/Makefile
+++ b/website/Makefile
@@ -1,35 +1,35 @@
 # Generate the FreeBSD website
 #
 # Copyright (c) 2020-2021, The FreeBSD Documentation Project
 # Copyright (c) 2020-2021, Sergio Carlavilla <carlavilla@FreeBSD.org>
 #
 # Targets intended for use on the command line
 #
 # all (default)	-	generate the releases.toml and compile all the website
 # generate	-	generate the releases.toml and build all the website
 
 MAINTAINER=carlavilla@FreeBSD.org
 
 PYTHON_CMD =	/usr/local/bin/python3.7
 HUGO_CMD =	/usr/local/bin/hugo
 
 .ORDER: starting-message generate-books-toc
 .ORDER: starting-message build
 .ORDER: generate-books-toc build
 
 all: starting-message generate-releases run
-generate: starting-message generate-releases build
+generate: starting-message generate-releases build .PHONY
 
-starting-message:
+starting-message: .PHONY
 	@echo ---------------------------------------------------------------
 	@echo                   Building the website
 	@echo ---------------------------------------------------------------
 
-generate-releases:
+generate-releases: .PHONY
 	${PYTHON_CMD} ./tools/releases-toml.py -p ./shared/releases.adoc
 
-run:
+run: .PHONY
 	${HUGO_CMD} server -D
 
-build:
+build: .PHONY
 	${HUGO_CMD}