diff --git a/Makefile.inc1 b/Makefile.inc1
index 956b1302c6fe..253d00466355 100644
--- a/Makefile.inc1
+++ b/Makefile.inc1
@@ -576,13 +576,9 @@ _strfile=	games/fortune/strfile
 _cxx_consumers=	gnu/usr.bin/gperf gnu/usr.bin/groff
 .endif
 
-.if !defined(NOMAN)
-_makewhatis=	usr.bin/makewhatis 
-.endif
-
 bootstrap-tools:
 .for _tool in ${_strfile} usr.bin/yacc usr.bin/colldef \
-    ${_makewhatis} usr.bin/rpcgen usr.bin/xargs usr.bin/xinstall \
+    usr.bin/makewhatis usr.bin/rpcgen usr.bin/xargs usr.bin/xinstall \
     usr.sbin/config usr.sbin/kbdcontrol \
     ${_cxx_consumers} gnu/usr.bin/texinfo
 	cd ${.CURDIR}/${_tool}; \