diff --git a/doc/Makefile b/doc/Makefile
--- a/doc/Makefile
+++ b/doc/Makefile
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ hg.1.gendoc.txt: $(GENDOC)
 MANIFEST: man html
 # tracked files are already in the main MANIFEST
 	$(RM) $@
-	for i in $(MAN) $(HTML) hg.1.gendoc.txt; do \
+	for i in $(MAN) $(HTML); do \
 	  echo "doc/$$i" >> $@ ; \
 	done