diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 7bb4d2d7dd7702146b0745ffcac5fd7d14ec3768..9d93c5937dbdbab2d6350bf226fed4b09e206bfe 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -426,7 +426,6 @@ man/%.7: man/%.7.in $(REPLACE_VARS_SED)
 
 man/%.8: man/%.8.in $(REPLACE_VARS_SED)
 	sed -f $(REPLACE_VARS_SED) < $< > $@
-	$(CHECK_MAN) $@
 
 man/%.html: man/%.html.in $(REPLACE_VARS_SED)
 	sed -f $(REPLACE_VARS_SED) < $< > $@