diff --git a/docs/gettingstarted/developers/buildsystem/index.rst b/docs/gettingstarted/developers/buildsystem/index.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..38ba972
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/gettingstarted/developers/buildsystem/index.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+.. _buildsystem:
+
+Build System
+============
+
+This guide describes the vpp build system in detail.
+
+.. toctree::
+
+    mainmakefile
+    buildrootmakefile