diff --git a/doc/web/Makefile b/doc/web/Makefile
index 37717abfa..1fbcd37d2 100644
--- a/doc/web/Makefile
+++ b/doc/web/Makefile
@@ -4,13 +4,16 @@ WOK:=$(HOME)/projects/wok.git/wok
 all:
 
 comics:	../../testresults.txt
-# copy some static files
-	cp ../dosage.1.html ../icon/favicon.ico $(HOMEPAGE)
 # regenerate comic pages
 	rm -f content/comics/*.md
 	env PYTHONPATH=../.. ./mkcomics.py $< content
 
-gen:
+media/favicon.ico:	../icon/favicon.ico
+	cp $< $@
+
+gen:	media/favicon.ico
+# copy some static files
+	cp ../dosage.1.html $(HOMEPAGE)
 	$(WOK) -v
 
 serve:
diff --git a/doc/web/media/favicon.ico b/doc/web/media/favicon.ico
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..79d8e194a
Binary files /dev/null and b/doc/web/media/favicon.ico differ