diff --git a/Mk/plugins.mk b/Mk/plugins.mk
index 172c7b40d..90c89fad6 100644
--- a/Mk/plugins.mk
+++ b/Mk/plugins.mk
@@ -231,6 +231,11 @@ install: check
 			mv "${DESTDIR}${LOCALBASE}/$${FILE}" \
 			    "${DESTDIR}${LOCALBASE}/$${FILE%%.shadow}.sample"; \
 		fi; \
+		if [ "$${FILE%%/*}" == "man" ]; then \
+			gzip -cn "${DESTDIR}${LOCALBASE}/$${FILE}" > \
+			    "${DESTDIR}${LOCALBASE}/$${FILE}.gz"; \
+			rm "${DESTDIR}${LOCALBASE}/$${FILE}"; \
+		fi; \
 	done
 	@cat ${TEMPLATESDIR}/version | sed ${SED_REPLACE} > "${DESTDIR}${LOCALBASE}/opnsense/version/${PLUGIN_NAME}"
 
@@ -244,6 +249,9 @@ plist: check
 			FILE="$${FILE%%.shadow}.sample"; \
 			PREFIX="@shadow "; \
 		fi; \
+		if [ "$${FILE%%/*}" == "man" ]; then \
+			FILE="$${FILE}.gz"; \
+		fi; \
 		echo "$${PREFIX}${LOCALBASE}/$${FILE}"; \
 	done
 	@echo "${LOCALBASE}/opnsense/version/${PLUGIN_NAME}"