diff --git a/doc/make.py b/doc/make.py
index 9db4ea406bc1f..9f2ec67466993 100755
--- a/doc/make.py
+++ b/doc/make.py
@@ -123,14 +123,14 @@ def _sphinx_build(self, kind: str):
 
         Parameters
         ----------
-        kind : {'html', 'latex'}
+        kind : {'html', 'latex', 'linkcheck'}
 
         Examples
         --------
         >>> DocBuilder(num_jobs=4)._sphinx_build('html')
         """
-        if kind not in ("html", "latex"):
-            raise ValueError(f"kind must be html or latex, not {kind}")
+        if kind not in ("html", "latex", "linkcheck"):
+            raise ValueError(f"kind must be html, latex or linkcheck, not {kind}")
 
         cmd = ["sphinx-build", "-b", kind]
         if self.num_jobs:
@@ -268,6 +268,12 @@ def latex_forced(self):
         """
         return self.latex(force=True)
 
+    def linkcheck(self):
+        """
+        Check the links in the documentation for validity.
+        """
+        return self._sphinx_build("linkcheck")
+
     @staticmethod
     def clean():
         """
@@ -373,4 +379,4 @@ def main():
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    sys.exit(main())
+    sys.exit(main())
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