diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 8b77256af08f..43abbd1ca427 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
 TGTS=	all all-man buildkernel buildworld checkdpadd clean \
 	cleandepend cleandir depend distribute distributeworld everything \
 	hierarchy includes install installcheck installkernel \
-	reinstallkernel installmost installworld libraries lint \
+	reinstallkernel installmost installworld libraries lint maninstall \
 	mk most obj objlink regress rerelease tags update
 
 .ORDER: buildworld installworld
diff --git a/share/mk/bsd.lib.mk b/share/mk/bsd.lib.mk
index d9ab3f499d52..8bf4d77bbafb 100644
--- a/share/mk/bsd.lib.mk
+++ b/share/mk/bsd.lib.mk
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ _LIBS+=${LINTLIB}
 all: objwarn ${_LIBS}
 
 .if !defined(NOMAN)
-all: all-man
+all: _manpages
 .endif
 
 OBJS+=	${SRCS:N*.h:R:S/$/.o/g}
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ _libinstall:
 .endif
 
 .if !defined(NOMAN)
-realinstall: maninstall
+realinstall: _maninstall
 .endif
 
 install: afterinstall
diff --git a/share/mk/bsd.man.mk b/share/mk/bsd.man.mk
index 9c02b7748aa9..b07f01f42366 100644
--- a/share/mk/bsd.man.mk
+++ b/share/mk/bsd.man.mk
@@ -74,7 +74,8 @@ MAN+=	${MAN${sect}}
 .endfor
 .endif
 
-all-man:
+_manpages:
+all-man: _manpages
 
 .if defined(NOMANCOMPRESS)
 
@@ -94,13 +95,13 @@ CLEANFILES+=	${MAN:T:S/$/${FILTEXTENSION}/g}
 CLEANFILES+=	${MAN:T:S/$/${CATEXT}${FILTEXTENSION}/g}
 .for page in ${MAN}
 .for target in ${page:T:S/$/${FILTEXTENSION}/g}
-all-man: ${target}
+_manpages: ${target}
 ${target}: ${page}
 	${MANFILTER} < ${.ALLSRC} > ${.TARGET}
 .endfor
 .if defined(MANBUILDCAT) && !empty(MANBUILDCAT)
 .for target in ${page:T:S/$/${CATEXT}${FILTEXTENSION}/g}
-all-man: ${target}
+_manpages: ${target}
 ${target}: ${page}
 	${MANFILTER} < ${.ALLSRC} | ${MROFF_CMD} > ${.TARGET}
 .endfor
@@ -113,7 +114,7 @@ CLEANFILES+=	${MAN:T:S/$/${CATEXT}/g}
 .if defined(MANBUILDCAT) && !empty(MANBUILDCAT)
 .for page in ${MAN}
 .for target in ${page:T:S/$/${CATEXT}/g}
-all-man: ${target}
+_manpages: ${target}
 ${target}: ${page}
 	${MROFF_CMD} ${.ALLSRC} > ${.TARGET}
 .endfor
@@ -131,7 +132,7 @@ CLEANFILES+=	${MAN:T:S/$/${MCOMPRESS_EXT}/g}
 CLEANFILES+=	${MAN:T:S/$/${CATEXT}${MCOMPRESS_EXT}/g}
 .for page in ${MAN}
 .for target in ${page:T:S/$/${MCOMPRESS_EXT}/}
-all-man: ${target}
+_manpages: ${target}
 ${target}: ${page}
 .if defined(MANFILTER)
 	${MANFILTER} < ${.ALLSRC} | ${MCOMPRESS_CMD} > ${.TARGET}
@@ -141,7 +142,7 @@ ${target}: ${page}
 .endfor
 .if defined(MANBUILDCAT) && !empty(MANBUILDCAT)
 .for target in ${page:T:S/$/${CATEXT}${MCOMPRESS_EXT}/}
-all-man: ${target}
+_manpages: ${target}
 ${target}: ${page}
 .if defined(MANFILTER)
 	${MANFILTER} < ${.ALLSRC} | ${MROFF_CMD} | ${MCOMPRESS_CMD} > ${.TARGET}
@@ -155,9 +156,10 @@ ${target}: ${page}
 
 .endif
 
-maninstall:
+maninstall: _maninstall
+_maninstall:
 .if defined(MAN) && !empty(MAN)
-maninstall: ${MAN}
+_maninstall: ${MAN}
 .if defined(NOMANCOMPRESS)
 .if defined(MANFILTER)
 .for page in ${MAN}
diff --git a/share/mk/bsd.prog.mk b/share/mk/bsd.prog.mk
index d90851a3fed7..0a5fcc7dfa74 100644
--- a/share/mk/bsd.prog.mk
+++ b/share/mk/bsd.prog.mk
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ MAN1=	${MAN}
 
 all: objwarn ${PROG} ${SCRIPTS} ${FILES}
 .if !defined(NOMAN)
-all: all-man 
+all: _manpages
 .endif
 
 CLEANFILES+= ${PROG} ${OBJS}
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ _FILESINS_${file:T}: ${file}
 .endif
 
 .if !defined(NOMAN)
-realinstall: maninstall
+realinstall: _maninstall
 .endif
 
 install: afterinstall
diff --git a/share/mk/bsd.subdir.mk b/share/mk/bsd.subdir.mk
index f41081909c62..1043802360b4 100644
--- a/share/mk/bsd.subdir.mk
+++ b/share/mk/bsd.subdir.mk
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 # 		put the stuff into the right "distribution".
 #
 #	afterinstall, all, all-man, beforeinstall, checkdpadd,
-#	clean, cleandepend, cleandir, depend, install, lint,
+#	clean, cleandepend, cleandir, depend, install, lint, maninstall,
 #	obj, objlink, realinstall, regress, tags
 #
 
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ ${SUBDIR}::
 
 
 .for __target in all all-man checkdpadd clean cleandepend cleandir \
-    depend distribute lint \
+    depend distribute lint maninstall \
     obj objlink realinstall regress tags
 ${__target}: _SUBDIR
 .endfor