diff --git a/zinit.zsh b/zinit.zsh
index 5a57c6c37..94343e344 100644
--- a/zinit.zsh
+++ b/zinit.zsh
@@ -1320,8 +1320,9 @@ builtin setopt noaliases
         command mkdir 2>/dev/null -p ${~ZINIT[MAN_DIR]}/man{1..9}
     }
     # Copy Zinit manpage so that man is able to find it
-    [[ ! -f $ZINIT[MAN_DIR]/man1/zinit.1 || \
-        $ZINIT[MAN_DIR]/man1/zinit.1 -ot $ZINIT[BIN_DIR]/doc/zinit.1 ]] && {
+    [[ ! -f $ZINIT[MAN_DIR]/man1/zinit.1 || \ # check for dest file NOT exists
+        $ZINIT[MAN_DIR]/man1/zinit.1 -ot $ZINIT[BIN_DIR]/doc/zinit.1 ]] && 
+	[[ -f $ZINIT[BIN_DIR]/doc/zinit.1 ]] && { # check for source file exists
         command mkdir -p $ZINIT[MAN_DIR]/man1
         command cp -f $ZINIT[BIN_DIR]/doc/zinit.1 $ZINIT[MAN_DIR]/man1
     }