diff --git a/editor/Makefile b/editor/Makefile
index a5828a14..74870a19 100644
--- a/editor/Makefile
+++ b/editor/Makefile
@@ -37,9 +37,9 @@ install: all
 	mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)$(BINDIR)
 	install $(BINARY) $(DESTDIR)$(BINDIR)
 	mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)$(MANDIR)/man1
-	install editor.1 $(DESTDIR)$(MANDIR)/man1/editor.1
+	cp editor.1 $(DESTDIR)$(MANDIR)/man1/editor.1
 	mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)$(MANDIR)/man5
-	install editor.5 $(DESTDIR)$(MANDIR)/man5/editor.5
+	cp editor.5 $(DESTDIR)$(MANDIR)/man5/editor.5
 
 clean:
 	rm -f $(BINARY) $(OBJS) *.o
diff --git a/sf/Makefile b/sf/Makefile
index 28a8d0f7..e322ec5a 100644
--- a/sf/Makefile
+++ b/sf/Makefile
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ install: all
 	install sfnc $(DESTDIR)$(BINDIR)
 	install sfncd $(DESTDIR)$(BINDIR)
 	mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)$(MANDIR)/man1
-	install sf.1 $(DESTDIR)$(MANDIR)/man1/sf.1
-	install sfnc.1 $(DESTDIR)$(MANDIR)/man1/sfnc.1
-	install sfncd.1 $(DESTDIR)$(MANDIR)/man1/sfncd.1
+	cp sf.1 $(DESTDIR)$(MANDIR)/man1/sf.1
+	cp sfnc.1 $(DESTDIR)$(MANDIR)/man1/sfnc.1
+	cp sfncd.1 $(DESTDIR)$(MANDIR)/man1/sfncd.1
 
 $(BINARY): $(BINARY).c
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(CPPFLAGS) -std=gnu11 $< -o $@
diff --git a/sysinstall/Makefile b/sysinstall/Makefile
index c50f28cc..6a734ae1 100644
--- a/sysinstall/Makefile
+++ b/sysinstall/Makefile
@@ -44,9 +44,9 @@ install: all
 	install sysmerge $(DESTDIR)$(SBINDIR)
 	install sysupgrade $(DESTDIR)$(SBINDIR)
 	mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)$(MANDIR)/man8
-	install sysinstall.8 $(DESTDIR)$(MANDIR)/man8/sysinstall.8
-	install sysmerge.8 $(DESTDIR)$(MANDIR)/man8/sysmerge.8
-	install sysupgrade.8 $(DESTDIR)$(MANDIR)/man8/sysupgrade.8
+	cp sysinstall.8 $(DESTDIR)$(MANDIR)/man8/sysinstall.8
+	cp sysmerge.8 $(DESTDIR)$(MANDIR)/man8/sysmerge.8
+	cp sysupgrade.8 $(DESTDIR)$(MANDIR)/man8/sysupgrade.8
 
 sysinstall: $(SYSINSTALL_OBJS)
 	$(CC) $(SYSINSTALL_OBJS) -o $@ -lmount
diff --git a/update-initrd/Makefile b/update-initrd/Makefile
index 5587ef69..5f858b42 100644
--- a/update-initrd/Makefile
+++ b/update-initrd/Makefile
@@ -11,4 +11,4 @@ install: all
 	mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)$(SBINDIR)
 	install update-initrd $(DESTDIR)$(SBINDIR)
 	mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)$(MANDIR)/man8
-	install update-initrd.8 $(DESTDIR)$(MANDIR)/man8/update-initrd.8
+	cp update-initrd.8 $(DESTDIR)$(MANDIR)/man8/update-initrd.8