diff --git a/docs/meson.build b/docs/meson.build
index 1150f16d4..9e19158ae 100644
--- a/docs/meson.build
+++ b/docs/meson.build
@@ -1,21 +1,20 @@
 scdoc = find_program('scdoc')
 
-custom_target('man1',
+man_1 = custom_target('man1',
     input : 'umu.1.scd',
     output : 'umu.1',
     command : [ scdoc ],
     feed : true,
     capture : true,
-    install : true,
-    install_dir : get_option('mandir'),
 )
 
-custom_target('man5',
+man_5 = custom_target('man5',
     input : 'umu.5.scd',
     output : 'umu.5',
     command : [ scdoc ],
     feed : true,
     capture : true,
-    install : true,
-    install_dir : get_option('mandir'),
-)
\ No newline at end of file
+)
+
+install_man(man_1.full_path())
+install_man(man_5.full_path())