diff --git a/doc/Makefile b/doc/Makefile
index 4c89d7f5c4..d0b4dfc4aa 100644
--- a/doc/Makefile
+++ b/doc/Makefile
@@ -55,8 +55,10 @@ doc/%.pod: doc/%.texi $(GENTEXI)
 	$(M)perl $(SRC_PATH)/doc/texi2pod.pl -Idoc $< $@
 
 doc/%.1 doc/%.3: TAG = MAN
-doc/%.1 doc/%.3: doc/%.pod $(GENTEXI)
+doc/%.1: doc/%.pod $(GENTEXI)
 	$(M)pod2man --section=1 --center=" " --release=" " $< > $@
+doc/%.3: doc/%.pod $(GENTEXI)
+	$(M)pod2man --section=3 --center=" " --release=" " $< > $@
 
 $(DOCS) doc/doxy/html: | doc/