diff --git a/docs/Makefile.am b/docs/Makefile.am
index b8c918b84..e9da9bbcb 100644
--- a/docs/Makefile.am
+++ b/docs/Makefile.am
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ EXTRA_DIST = \
 icinga2docdir = ${docdir}
 icinga2doc_DATA =
 
-man1_MANS = \
+man8_MANS = \
 	icinga2.8
 
 .SUFFIXES = .html .txt