diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index d537135e..d32ae9e9 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ icons_sources = $(top_srcdir)/icons/*
 
 script_sources = bootstrap.sh
 
-man_sources = docs/profanity*.1
+man_sources = $(wildcard docs/profanity*.1)
 
 if BUILD_PGP
 core_sources += $(pgp_sources)