diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 268cfe7f91..14e4283972 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -548,11 +548,14 @@ install.docker:
 	install ${SELINUXOPT} -m 755 -d ${DESTDIR}${SYSTEMDDIR}  ${DESTDIR}${USERSYSTEMDDIR} ${DESTDIR}${TMPFILESDIR}
 	install ${SELINUXOPT} -m 644 contrib/systemd/system/podman-docker.conf -t ${DESTDIR}${TMPFILESDIR}
 
-.PHONY: install.docker-docs
-install.docker-docs: docker-docs
+.PHONY: install.docker-docs-nobuild
+install.docker-docs-nobuild:
 	install ${SELINUXOPT} -d -m 755 $(DESTDIR)$(BINDIR) $(DESTDIR)$(MANDIR)/man1
 	install ${SELINUXOPT} -m 644 docs/build/man/docker*.1 -t $(DESTDIR)$(MANDIR)/man1
 
+.PHONY: install.docker-docs
+install.docker-docs: docker-docs install.docker-docs-nobuild
+
 .PHONY: install.systemd
 ifneq (,$(findstring systemd,$(BUILDTAGS)))
 install.systemd: