diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 495a5930..2911a0cf 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -29,7 +29,11 @@ AM_CPPFLAGS += -DDATADIR='"$(datadir)"' -DLIBEXECDIR='"$(libexecdir)"' \
 	-DGLIB_VERSION_MIN_REQUIRED=GLIB_VERSION_2_40 -DGLIB_VERSION_MAX_ALLOWED=GLIB_VERSION_2_40 \
 	-DSOUP_VERSION_MIN_REQUIRED=SOUP_VERSION_2_40 -DSOUP_VERSION_MAX_ALLOWED=SOUP_VERSION_2_48
 AM_CFLAGS += -std=gnu99 $(WARN_CFLAGS)
-AM_DISTCHECK_CONFIGURE_FLAGS += --enable-gtk-doc --disable-maintainer-mode
+AM_DISTCHECK_CONFIGURE_FLAGS += \
+	--enable-gtk-doc \
+	--enable-man \
+	--disable-maintainer-mode \
+	$(NULL)
 
 GITIGNOREFILES = aclocal.m4 build-aux/ buildutil/*.m4 config.h.in gtk-doc.make