diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 9c9b93d..2eb8ab2 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -141,10 +141,9 @@ endif
 	install -m 0755 -d $(DESTDIR)/$(mandir)/man5
 	for man in $(MANPAGES); do \
 		rm -f $$man.gz; \
-		gzip -9n $$man; \
 		case "$$man" in \
-			*.1) install -c -m 0644 $$man.gz $(DESTDIR)/$(mandir)/man1/; ;; \
-			*.5) install -c -m 0644 $$man.gz $(DESTDIR)/$(mandir)/man5/; ;; \
+			*.1) install -c -m 0644 $$man $(DESTDIR)/$(mandir)/man1/; ;; \
+			*.5) install -c -m 0644 $$man $(DESTDIR)/$(mandir)/man5/; ;; \
 		esac; \
 	done
 	rm -f $(MANPAGES) $(MANPAGES:%=%.gz)