diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 1600170f938dd6f4aa47c979753303b8b8e87451..2bc79f91f008911a6124e8eb5568dc2ccf125e43 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -310,5 +310,11 @@ AC_CONFIG_FILES([Makefile
 		 src/zscanner/test/cases/06-3_INCLUDE.in:src/zscanner/test/cases/06-3_INCLUDE.inin
 		 src/zscanner/test/cases/06-4_INCLUDE.in:src/zscanner/test/cases/06-4_INCLUDE.inin
 		 src/zscanner/test/cases/06-0_INCLUDE.in:src/zscanner/test/cases/06-0_INCLUDE.inin
+		 man/khost.1
+		 man/knotc.8
+		 man/knotd.8
+		 man/kdig.1
+		 man/knsupdate.1
+		 man/knot.conf.5
 		 ])
 AC_OUTPUT
diff --git a/man/Makefile.am b/man/Makefile.am
index d58b0f02da9fad22892b4325b72d634e851386ee..a6f4010efbaf27d7b36cc01450344141d9a0f565 100644
--- a/man/Makefile.am
+++ b/man/Makefile.am
@@ -1,9 +1,2 @@
 MANPAGES = knot.conf.5 knotc.8 knotd.8 kdig.1 khost.1 knsupdate.1
-
-.5in.5:
-	$(SED) 's;\@VERSION\@;@VERSION@;g' $< > $@
-.8in.8:
-	$(SED) 's;\@VERSION\@;@VERSION@;g' $< > $@
-
 dist_man_MANS = $(MANPAGES)
-CLEANFILES = $(MANPAGES)
diff --git a/man/kdig.1in b/man/kdig.1.in
similarity index 100%
rename from man/kdig.1in
rename to man/kdig.1.in
diff --git a/man/khost.1in b/man/khost.1.in
similarity index 100%
rename from man/khost.1in
rename to man/khost.1.in
diff --git a/man/knot.conf.5in b/man/knot.conf.5.in
similarity index 100%
rename from man/knot.conf.5in
rename to man/knot.conf.5.in
diff --git a/man/knotc.8in b/man/knotc.8.in
similarity index 100%
rename from man/knotc.8in
rename to man/knotc.8.in
diff --git a/man/knotd.8in b/man/knotd.8.in
similarity index 100%
rename from man/knotd.8in
rename to man/knotd.8.in
diff --git a/man/knsupdate.1in b/man/knsupdate.1.in
similarity index 100%
rename from man/knsupdate.1in
rename to man/knsupdate.1.in