diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 7a3dc816fd..697ce342f7 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -87,13 +87,13 @@ DISTCHECK_CONFIGURE_FLAGS = ${DISTCHECK_FLAGS}		\
 distcheck-light:
 	+$(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) DISTCHECK_FLAGS="$(DISTCHECK_LIGHT_FLAGS)" distcheck
 
+distcheck-light-man:
+	+$(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) DISTCHECK_FLAGS="$(DISTCHECK_LIGHT_MAN_FLAGS)" distcheck
+
 # Make a distcheck (and check in particular) with enabled valgrind and debug info
 memcheck distcheck-valgrind:
 	+$(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) DISTCHECK_FLAGS="$(DISTCHECK_VALGRIND_FLAGS)" distcheck
 
-distcheck-light-man:
-	+$(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) DISTCHECK_FLAGS="$(DISTCHECK_LIGHT_MAN_FLAGS)" distcheck
-
 # workaround the dist generated files that are also part of the distribution
 # Note that distcleancheck is disabled for now, while waiting for a proper
 # solution, that do not break older unix systems