diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index e40b4ec59..f5a74b5dd 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -195,10 +195,10 @@ $(PATHFILES): Makefile
 	@ mv $@.tmp $@
 
 
+if ENABLE_ASCIIDOC
 EXTRA_DIST += $(ADOCFILES_COMMON) $(MANPAGES) $(MANLINKS)
 man_MANS += $(MANPAGES) $(MANLINKS)
 
-if ENABLE_ASCIIDOC
 $(MANPAGES): $(ADOCFILES_COMMON)
 
 asciidoc_man_cmd = $(ASCIIDOCTOR) \
@@ -219,6 +219,12 @@ $(MANLINKS): $(MANPAGES)
 gen-man: $(man_MANS)
 
 else
+
+if HAVE_MANPAGES
+EXTRA_DIST += $(ADOCFILES_COMMON) $(MANPAGES) $(MANLINKS)
+man_MANS += $(MANPAGES) $(MANLINKS)
+endif
+
 gen-man:
 endif
 
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index ca7b67b3d..5181d524c 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -744,6 +744,13 @@ UL_BUILD_INIT([asciidoc])
 UL_REQUIRES_PROGRAM([asciidoc], [ASCIIDOCTOR], [asciidoctor], [man pages])
 AM_CONDITIONAL([ENABLE_ASCIIDOC], [test "x$build_asciidoc" = xyes])
 
+have_manpages=no
+AS_IF([test -f "$srcdir/sys-utils/mount.8"], [
+   AC_MSG_NOTICE([re-use already generated man-pages.])
+   have_manpages=yes]
+)
+AM_CONDITIONAL([HAVE_MANPAGES], [test "x$have_manpages" = xyes])
+
 
 AC_ARG_ENABLE([poman],
   AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-poman], [generate translated man pages]),