diff --git a/daemon/Makefile.am b/daemon/Makefile.am
index 963d64f00d..dbf0ac3e38 100644
--- a/daemon/Makefile.am
+++ b/daemon/Makefile.am
@@ -41,12 +41,12 @@ EXTRA_DIST =						\
 	$(AVAHI_SOURCES)				\
 	$(DAEMON_SOURCES)
 
-man_MANS = libvirtd.8
-
 BUILT_SOURCES =
 
 if WITH_LIBVIRTD
 
+man_MANS = libvirtd.8
+
 sbin_PROGRAMS = libvirtd
 
 confdir = $(sysconfdir)/libvirt/