diff --git a/gnu/lib/libreadline/history/Makefile b/gnu/lib/libreadline/history/Makefile
index b37750d098b0..7c8349653c80 100644
--- a/gnu/lib/libreadline/history/Makefile
+++ b/gnu/lib/libreadline/history/Makefile
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@ MAN=    rlhistory.3
 
 SRCS= $(HISTSRC) xmalloc.c
 
-rlhistory.3: history.3
+rlhistory.3: doc/history.3
 	cp ${.ALLSRC} ${.TARGET}
 
+CLEANFILES+= rlhistory.3
+
 .include <bsd.lib.mk>
diff --git a/gnu/lib/libreadline/readline/Makefile b/gnu/lib/libreadline/readline/Makefile
index ecf93ea58ced..d9148c21cf0d 100644
--- a/gnu/lib/libreadline/readline/Makefile
+++ b/gnu/lib/libreadline/readline/Makefile
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 SUBDIR= doc
 
 LIB=    readline
-MAN=	readline.3
+MAN=    doc/readline.3
 
 TILDESRC= tilde.c
 SRCS=     readline.c vi_mode.c funmap.c keymaps.c parens.c search.c \