diff --git a/erts/Makefile.in b/erts/Makefile.in
index 2b4f562c0643..1979c50781e1 100644
--- a/erts/Makefile.in
+++ b/erts/Makefile.in
@@ -156,4 +156,4 @@ release:
 
 .PHONY: release_docs
 release_docs:
-	( cd emulator && $(MAKE) $@ )
+	( cd doc/src && $(MAKE) $@ )