diff --git a/man/man1/Makefile.am b/man/man1/Makefile.am
index 476aeed543..113cd0d80e 100644
--- a/man/man1/Makefile.am
+++ b/man/man1/Makefile.am
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-man_MANS = zhack.1 zpios.1 ztest.1
-EXTRA_DIST = $(man_MANS) cstyle.1
+dist_man_MANS = zhack.1 zpios.1 ztest.1
+EXTRA_DIST = cstyle.1
 
 install-data-local:
 	$(INSTALL) -d -m 0755 "$(DESTDIR)$(mandir)/man1"
diff --git a/man/man5/Makefile.am b/man/man5/Makefile.am
index bf1b3d1dee..fcb73f4a0c 100644
--- a/man/man5/Makefile.am
+++ b/man/man5/Makefile.am
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-man_MANS = vdev_id.conf.5 zpool-features.5 zfs-module-parameters.5
-EXTRA_DIST = $(man_MANS)
+dist_man_MANS = vdev_id.conf.5 zpool-features.5 zfs-module-parameters.5
 
 install-data-local:
 	$(INSTALL) -d -m 0755 "$(DESTDIR)$(mandir)/man5"
diff --git a/man/man8/Makefile.am b/man/man8/Makefile.am
index be7bc1dd66..f680822215 100644
--- a/man/man8/Makefile.am
+++ b/man/man8/Makefile.am
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-man_MANS = \
+dist_man_MANS = \
 	fsck.zfs.8 \
 	mount.zfs.8 \
 	vdev_id.8 \
@@ -8,7 +8,5 @@ man_MANS = \
 	zpool.8 \
 	zstreamdump.8
 
-EXTRA_DIST = $(man_MANS)
-
 install-data-local:
 	$(INSTALL) -d -m 0755 "$(DESTDIR)$(mandir)/man8"