diff --git a/doc/Makefile b/doc/Makefile
index 7541bf275..4223b770e 100644
--- a/doc/Makefile
+++ b/doc/Makefile
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ clean:
 	-rm -rf $(BUILDDIR)/*
 
 install: html
-	 -avz _build/html/ pytest.org:/www/pytest.org/latest
+	 rsync -avz _build/html/ pytest.org:/www/pytest.org/latest
 
 installpdf: latexpdf
 	@scp $(BUILDDIR)/latex/pytest.pdf pytest.org:/www/pytest.org/latest