diff --git a/make/doxygen.mk b/make/doxygen.mk
index 2b8a73b0..583cee5e 100644
--- a/make/doxygen.mk
+++ b/make/doxygen.mk
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ DX_INSTALL_DIR          ?= $(DOC_PREFIX)/devel
 DX_DOC_FILES             = $(IMAGEDIR)/jannet_08.png $(DX_INCLUDE)
 DX_DOXYGEN_CONF         ?= doxygen.conf
 DX_INCLUDE_TMPL_DIR     ?= $(MODDIR)/tmpl/doxygen
+DX_FALLBACK_CONF_TMPL   ?= $(DX_INCLUDE_TMPL_DIR)/doxygen.conf.tmpl
+
 
 # replaced pattern defaults
 DX_FILE_PATTERNS        ?= *.h
@@ -111,5 +113,9 @@ logo.png: $(DX_INCLUDE_TMPL_DIR)/logo.png doxygen-default-includes.done
 	cp $< $@.tmp
 	mv $@.tmp $@
 
+doxygen.conf.tmpl: | $(DX_FALLBACK_CONF_TMPL)
+	cp $(DX_FALLBACK_CONF_TMPL) $@.tmp
+	mv $@.tmp $@
+
 endif