diff --git a/sphinx/templates/quickstart/Makefile.new_t b/sphinx/templates/quickstart/Makefile.new_t
index f160bc212..3b693e144 100644
--- a/sphinx/templates/quickstart/Makefile.new_t
+++ b/sphinx/templates/quickstart/Makefile.new_t
@@ -8,14 +8,13 @@ SPHINXPROJ    = {{ project_fn }}
 SOURCEDIR     = {{ rsrcdir }}
 BUILDDIR      = {{ rbuilddir }}
 
-# Has to be explicit, otherwise we don't get "make" without targets right.
 help:
-	@$(SPHINXBUILD) -M help "$(SOURCEDIR)" "$(BUILDDIR)" $(SPHINXOPTS) $(O)
+	@$(SPHINXBUILD) -M $@ "$(SOURCEDIR)" "$(BUILDDIR)" $(SPHINXOPTS) $(O)
 
-# You can add custom targets here.
+.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 $(SPHINXOPTS).
-%:
+%: Makefile
 	@$(SPHINXBUILD) -M $@ "$(SOURCEDIR)" "$(BUILDDIR)" $(SPHINXOPTS) $(O)