diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a4dddce9e..98b7045af 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -396,7 +396,6 @@ endif
 doc:
 	$(PYTHON) tools/doxygen_symbol_gen.py
 	doxygen
-	cp docs/basics/placeholder.png docs/html/placeholder.png
 
 clean:
 	$(RM) -r $(BUILD_DIR)
diff --git a/docs/html/placeholder.png b/docs/html/placeholder.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4ad36b792
Binary files /dev/null and b/docs/html/placeholder.png differ