diff --git a/Makefile.local b/Makefile.local
index f824bed1..a26ece2c 100644
--- a/Makefile.local
+++ b/Makefile.local
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-all: notmuch
+all: notmuch notmuch.1.gz
 
 notmuch_client_srcs =		\
 	notmuch.c		\
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ notmuch_client_modules = $(notmuch_client_srcs:.c=.o)
 notmuch: $(notmuch_client_modules) lib/notmuch.a
 	$(CC) $(LDFLAGS) $^ -o $@
 
-notmuch.1.gz:
+notmuch.1.gz: notmuch.1
 	gzip --stdout notmuch.1 > notmuch.1.gz
 
 install: all notmuch.1.gz