diff --git a/man/meson.build b/man/meson.build
index 0c8892401..7a826dcea 100644
--- a/man/meson.build
+++ b/man/meson.build
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 configure_file(input: 'wayfire.1.in',
                output: 'wayfire.1',
-               install: true,
-               install_dir: 'man',
                configuration: conf_data)
 
 install_man(join_paths(meson.project_build_root(), 'man', 'wayfire.1'))