diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 1e138fa9dc..a83b1f0f21 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -1228,7 +1228,6 @@ EXTERNAL_LIBRARY_LIST="
 "
 
 DOCUMENT_LIST="
-    doc
     htmlpages
     manpages
     podpages
@@ -2295,7 +2294,6 @@ podpages_deps="perl"
 manpages_deps="perl pod2man"
 htmlpages_deps="texi2html"
 txtpages_deps="makeinfo"
-doc_deps_any="manpages htmlpages podpages txtpages"
 
 # default parameters
 
@@ -4376,7 +4374,7 @@ enabled sdl && add_cflags $sdl_cflags && add_extralibs $sdl_libs
 
 texi2html --help 2> /dev/null | grep -q 'init-file' && enable texi2html || disable texi2html
 makeinfo --version > /dev/null 2>&1 && enable makeinfo  || disable makeinfo
-perl --version > /dev/null 2>&1 && enable perl || disable perl
+perl -v            > /dev/null 2>&1 && enable perl      || disable perl
 pod2man --help > /dev/null 2>&1 && enable pod2man || disable pod2man
 rsync --help 2> /dev/null | grep -q 'contimeout' && enable rsync_contimeout || disable rsync_contimeout
 
diff --git a/doc/Makefile b/doc/Makefile
index 50a68b4e05..405f639349 100644
--- a/doc/Makefile
+++ b/doc/Makefile
@@ -36,9 +36,8 @@ DOCS-$(CONFIG_MANPAGES)  += $(MANPAGES)
 DOCS-$(CONFIG_TXTPAGES)  += $(TXTPAGES)
 DOCS = $(DOCS-yes)
 
-all-$(CONFIG_DOC): doc
-
 doc: documentation
+all: $(DOCS)
 
 apidoc: doc/doxy/html
 documentation: $(DOCS)
@@ -95,7 +94,7 @@ install-html:
 install-man:
 
 ifdef CONFIG_HTMLPAGES
-install-progs-$(CONFIG_DOC): install-html
+install-progs: install-html
 
 install-html: $(HTMLPAGES)
 	$(Q)mkdir -p "$(DOCDIR)"
@@ -103,7 +102,7 @@ install-html: $(HTMLPAGES)
 endif
 
 ifdef CONFIG_MANPAGES
-install-progs-$(CONFIG_DOC): install-man
+install-progs: install-man
 
 install-man: $(MANPAGES)
 	$(Q)mkdir -p "$(MANDIR)/man1"