diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 99af1064..4a81f652 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -9,3 +9,4 @@ boot.ml
 bootstrap.cmi
 bootstrap.cmo
 bootstrap.exe
+Makefile.dev
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 1bfd4301..7bad65db 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 INSTALL_ARGS := $(if $(PREFIX),--prefix $(PREFIX),)
 BIN := ./_build/default/bin/main.exe
 
+-include Makefile.dev
+
 default: boot.exe
 	./boot.exe -j 4 --dev