diff --git a/sphinx/templates/quickstart/Makefile.new_t b/sphinx/templates/quickstart/Makefile.new_t
index 1da216c10..3b693e144 100644
--- a/sphinx/templates/quickstart/Makefile.new_t
+++ b/sphinx/templates/quickstart/Makefile.new_t
@@ -8,7 +8,10 @@ SPHINXPROJ    = {{ project_fn }}
 SOURCEDIR     = {{ rsrcdir }}
 BUILDDIR      = {{ rbuilddir }}
 
-.PHONY: Makefile
+help:
+	@$(SPHINXBUILD) -M $@ "$(SOURCEDIR)" "$(BUILDDIR)" $(SPHINXOPTS) $(O)
+
+.PHONY: help Makefile
 
 # Catch-all target: route all unknown targets to Sphinx using the new
 # "make mode" option.  $(O) is meant as a shortcut for $(SPHINXOPTS).