diff --git a/docs/Makefile b/docs/Makefile
index 462d7ce..bd8194d 100644
--- a/docs/Makefile
+++ b/docs/Makefile
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
    )\
 )
 TOP-docs := $(subst /docs/,$(null),$(TOP-docs))
+legacy-mk ?= $(TOP-docs)/makefiles
 
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