--- Makefile.am
+++ Makefile.am
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 MAN5 = modprobe.conf.5 modules.dep.5 depmod.conf.5 modprobe.d.5
 MAN8 = depmod.8 insmod.8 lsmod.8 rmmod.8 modprobe.8 modinfo.8
 SGML = $(addprefix doc/,  $(MAN5:%.5=%.sgml) $(MAN8:%.8=%.sgml))
-dist_man_MANS = $(MAN5) $(MAN8)
+dist_man_MANS =
 # If they haven't overridden mandir, fix it (never /man!)
 mandir =$(shell if [ @mandir@ = $(prefix)/man ]; then if [ $(prefix) = / ]; then echo /usr/share/man; else echo $(prefix)/share/man; fi; else echo @mandir@; fi)
 
--- Makefile.in
+++ Makefile.in
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@
 MAN5 = modprobe.conf.5 modules.dep.5 depmod.conf.5 modprobe.d.5
 MAN8 = depmod.8 insmod.8 lsmod.8 rmmod.8 modprobe.8 modinfo.8
 SGML = $(addprefix doc/,  $(MAN5:%.5=%.sgml) $(MAN8:%.8=%.sgml))
-dist_man_MANS = $(MAN5) $(MAN8)
+dist_man_MANS =
 TESTSUITE := $(shell test -e @srcdir@/tests && find @srcdir@/tests -type f ! -name '*~')
 EXTRA_DIST = generate-modprobe.conf FAQ CODING stress_modules.sh install-with-care $(SGML) $(man_MANS) $(TESTSUITE)
 noinst_LIBRARIES = libmodtools.a