diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 2128dd2..96ebe9c 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ help:
 	@echo 'Set the RELATIVE variable to 1 to enable relative urls                    '
 	@echo '                                                                          '
 
-html: theme
+html:
 	"$(PELICAN)" "$(INPUTDIR)" -o "$(OUTPUTDIR)" -s "$(CONFFILE)" $(PELICANOPTS)
 
 clean: