diff --git a/docs/reference/gio/Makefile.am b/docs/reference/gio/Makefile.am
index 49f726bff..4167069fd 100644
--- a/docs/reference/gio/Makefile.am
+++ b/docs/reference/gio/Makefile.am
@@ -142,7 +142,11 @@ include $(top_srcdir)/gtk-doc.make
 EXTRA_DIST +=			\
 	version.xml.in
 
-man_MANS =			\
+man_MANS =
+
+if ENABLE_MAN
+
+man_MANS +=			\
 	gio-querymodules.1	\
 	glib-compile-schemas.1	\
 	glib-compile-resources.1	\
@@ -151,8 +155,6 @@ man_MANS =			\
 	gdbus.1			\
 	gdbus-codegen.1
 
-if ENABLE_MAN
-
 XSLTPROC_FLAGS = \
         --nonet \
         --stringparam man.output.quietly 1 \
diff --git a/docs/reference/glib/Makefile.am b/docs/reference/glib/Makefile.am
index ac2beb0b2..0ca622eac 100644
--- a/docs/reference/glib/Makefile.am
+++ b/docs/reference/glib/Makefile.am
@@ -94,13 +94,15 @@ EXTRA_DIST +=				\
 
 ########################################################################
 
-man_MANS =		  	\
+man_MANS =
+
+if ENABLE_MAN
+
+man_MANS += \
 	glib-gettextize.1 	\
 	gtester.1		\
 	gtester-report.1
 
-if ENABLE_MAN
-
 XSLTPROC_FLAGS = \
         --nonet \
         --stringparam man.output.quietly 1 \
diff --git a/docs/reference/gobject/Makefile.am b/docs/reference/gobject/Makefile.am
index 7483becee..051883a24 100644
--- a/docs/reference/gobject/Makefile.am
+++ b/docs/reference/gobject/Makefile.am
@@ -69,12 +69,15 @@ EXTRA_DIST += 		\
 
 ########################################################################
 
-man_MANS = 			\
+man_MANS =
+
+if ENABLE_MAN
+
+man_MANS += 			\
 	glib-mkenums.1 		\
 	glib-genmarshal.1 	\
 	gobject-query.1
 
-if ENABLE_MAN
 
 XSLTPROC_FLAGS = \
         --nonet \