diff --git a/doc/Makefile.am b/doc/Makefile.am
index 5d55767cd..6889bda1e 100644
--- a/doc/Makefile.am
+++ b/doc/Makefile.am
@@ -93,9 +93,10 @@ myhtmlman_pages = \
                 gpgtar.1.html gpg-mail-tube.1.html \
 		applygnupgdefaults.8.html gpg-wks-client.1.html \
                 gpg-wks-server.1.html \
-		dirmngr-client.1.html gpg-card.1.html gpg-check-pattern.1.html
+		dirmngr-client.1.html gpg-card.1.html gpg-check-pattern.1.html \
+		gnupg.7.html
 
-man_MANS = $(myman_pages) gnupg.7 gnupg.7.html
+man_MANS = $(myman_pages) gnupg.7
 
 watchgnupg_SOURCE = gnupg.texi
 
@@ -103,7 +104,7 @@ watchgnupg_SOURCE = gnupg.texi
 CLEANFILES = yat2m mkdefsinc defs.inc
 
 DISTCLEANFILES = gnupg.tmp gnupg.ops yat2m-stamp.tmp yat2m-stamp \
-		 $(myman_pages) gnupg.7 gnupg.7.html $(myhtmlman_pages)
+		 $(myman_pages) gnupg.7 $(myhtmlman_pages)
 
 yat2m: yat2m.c
 	$(CC_FOR_BUILD) -o $@ $(srcdir)/yat2m.c
@@ -152,7 +153,7 @@ yat2m-stamp: $(myman_sources) defs.inc
 
 yat2m-stamp: $(YAT2M)
 
-$(myman_pages) $(myhtmlman_pages) gnupg.7 gnupg.7.html : yat2m-stamp defs.inc
+$(myman_pages) $(myhtmlman_pages) gnupg.7 : yat2m-stamp defs.inc
 	@if test -f $@; then :; else \
             trap 'rm -rf yat2m-stamp yat2m-lock' 1 2 13 15; \
                if mkdir yat2m-lock 2>/dev/null; then \