diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 1019b53..0c42fe4 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -4,9 +4,13 @@ DOCDIR=$(BASEDIR)/docs
 install:
 	pip install mkdocs
 
+link:
+	ln -sf $(BASEDIR)/README.md $(DOCDIR)/index.md
+
 preview:
+	$(MAKE) link
 	mkdocs serve
 
 deploy:
-	ln -sf $(BASEDIR)/README.md $(DOCDIR)/index.md
+	$(MAKE) link
 	mkdocs gh-deploy --clean