diff -Nur man-db-2.9.4/src/Makefile.am new/src/Makefile.am
--- man-db-2.9.4/src/Makefile.am	2020-01-01 16:11:59.000000000 +0100
+++ new/src/Makefile.am	2021-05-31 23:36:22.062144466 +0200
@@ -192,16 +192,7 @@
 all-am: apropos$(EXEEXT)
 
 install-exec-hook:
-	if [ "$(man_owner)" ] && [ "$(man_mode)" = 6755 ]; then \
-		chown $(man_owner):$(man_owner) \
-			$(DESTDIR)$(bindir)/$(TRANS_MAN) \
-			$(DESTDIR)$(bindir)/$(TRANS_MANDB); \
-	fi
-	chmod $(man_mode) \
-		$(DESTDIR)$(bindir)/$(TRANS_MAN) \
-		$(DESTDIR)$(bindir)/$(TRANS_MANDB)
-	cd $(DESTDIR)$(bindir) && rm -f $(TRANS_APROPOS)$(EXEEXT) && \
-		$(LN_S) $(TRANS_WHATIS)$(EXEEXT) $(TRANS_APROPOS)$(EXEEXT)
+	$(LN_S) $(TRANS_WHATIS) $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)/$(TRANS_APROPOS)
 
 install-data-hook:
 	@if test -f $(DESTDIR)$(config_file); then \