diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 2079f13..7747ef5 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-all: png-country-4x2 png-country-squared
+all: local png-country-4x2 png-country-squared
 
 png-country-4x2: svg-country-4x2
 	scripts/png-country-4x2.sh
@@ -20,3 +20,4 @@ clean:
 	/bin/rm -rvf build/png-*/res-*
 	/bin/rm -rvf build/xplanet
 
+include Makefile.local
diff --git a/Makefile.local b/Makefile.local
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b1fa9dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Makefile.local
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+local:
+	#@echo "Skipping Makefile.local target." # add your build stuff here