diff --git a/gnu/usr.bin/man/apropos/Makefile b/gnu/usr.bin/man/apropos/Makefile
index 729c831c398..f353eb7d1e8 100644
--- a/gnu/usr.bin/man/apropos/Makefile
+++ b/gnu/usr.bin/man/apropos/Makefile
@@ -39,5 +39,9 @@ install: ${TARG} maninstall
 .include "../Makefile.inc"
 
 .if make(maninstall) || make(install)
+.if !defined(NOMAN)
 .include <bsd.man.mk>
+.elif !target(maninstall)
+maninstall:
+.endif
 .endif
diff --git a/gnu/usr.bin/man/whatis/Makefile b/gnu/usr.bin/man/whatis/Makefile
index 495598f411f..b3cd6a8b34a 100644
--- a/gnu/usr.bin/man/whatis/Makefile
+++ b/gnu/usr.bin/man/whatis/Makefile
@@ -36,5 +36,9 @@ install: ${TARG} maninstall
 
 .include "../Makefile.inc"
 .if make(maninstall) || make(install)
+.if !defined(NOMAN)
 .include <bsd.man.mk>
+.else
+maninstall:
+.endif
 .endif