diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 0db6165f2..c03d22370 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 SPHINXOPTS    =
 SPHINXBUILD   = sphinx-build
 PAPER         =
-BUILDDIR      = ../../xcatdoc_build
+BUILDDIR      = build
 
 # User-friendly check for sphinx-build
 ifeq ($(shell which $(SPHINXBUILD) >/dev/null 2>&1; echo $$?), 1)