diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 5667358..4550ccb 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -69,7 +69,8 @@ man1_MANS=		pkgin.1
 nodist_pkgin_SOURCES=	pkgin.1
 pkgin.1: pkgin.1.in
 	@sed -e 's,/var/db/pkgin,$(PKGIN_DBDIR),g' \
-	     -e 's,/usr/pkg/etc,$(sysconfdir),g' $^ >$@
+	     -e 's,/usr/pkg/etc,$(sysconfdir),g' pkgin.1.in >$@
+
 #
 # Generated sources.
 #
diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index 90ce681..e884c46 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -427,6 +427,7 @@ pkgin_LDADD = $(LIBARCHIVE_LDFLAGS) $(LIBARCHIVE_LIBS) \
 # Manual pages.
 #
 man1_MANS = pkgin.1
+
 #
 # Generated sources.
 #
@@ -1491,7 +1492,7 @@ uninstall-man: uninstall-man1
 
 pkgin.1: pkgin.1.in
 	@sed -e 's,/var/db/pkgin,$(PKGIN_DBDIR),g' \
-	     -e 's,/usr/pkg/etc,$(sysconfdir),g' $^ >$@
+	     -e 's,/usr/pkg/etc,$(sysconfdir),g' pkgin.1.in >$@
 pkgindb_create.h: Makefile
 	@echo "/* Automatically generated, DO NOT EDIT */" >$@
 	@echo "#define CREATE_DRYDB \" \\" >>$@