diff --git a/bus/Makefile.am b/bus/Makefile.am
index e173ee251..d0445d02c 100644
--- a/bus/Makefile.am
+++ b/bus/Makefile.am
@@ -169,7 +169,6 @@ EXTRA_DIST =                \
 
 CLEANFILES = \
 	$(man_one_DATA)            \
-	$(man_one_files)        \
 	$(NULL)
 
 $(libibus):
@@ -181,14 +180,11 @@ test: ibus-daemon
 		$(builddir)/ibus-daemon -v
 
 man_one_in_files = ibus-daemon.1.in
-man_one_files = $(man_one_in_files:.1.in=.1)
-man_one_DATA =$(man_one_files:.1=.1.gz) 
+man_one_DATA = $(man_one_in_files:.1.in=.1)
 man_onedir = $(mandir)/man1
 %.1: %.1.in
 	$(AM_V_GEN) sed \
 		-e 's|@VERSION[@]|$(VERSION)|g' $< > $@.tmp && \
 		mv $@.tmp $@
-%.1.gz: %.1
-	$(AM_V_GEN) gzip -c $< > $@.tmp && mv $@.tmp $@
 
 -include $(top_srcdir)/git.mk
diff --git a/data/dconf/Makefile.am b/data/dconf/Makefile.am
index 5360f033a..2352f7701 100644
--- a/data/dconf/Makefile.am
+++ b/data/dconf/Makefile.am
@@ -38,15 +38,12 @@ dconfdb_DATA = 00-upstream-settings
 		{ rc=$$?; $(RM) -rf $@; exit $$rc; }
 
 man_5_in_files = 00-upstream-settings.5.in ibus.5.in
-man_5_files = $(man_5_in_files:.5.in=.5)
-man_5_DATA =$(man_5_files:.5=.5.gz)
+man_5_DATA = $(man_5_in_files:.5.in=.5)
 man_5dir = $(mandir)/man5
 %.5: %.5.in
 	$(AM_V_GEN) sed \
 	    -e 's|@VERSION[@]|$(VERSION)|g' $< > $@.tmp && \
 	    mv $@.tmp $@
-%.5.gz: %.5
-	$(AM_V_GEN) gzip -c $< > $@.tmp && mv $@.tmp $@
 
 install-data-hook:
 	if test -z "$(DESTDIR)"; then \
@@ -63,7 +60,6 @@ EXTRA_DIST = \
 
 CLEANFILES = \
     $(man_5_DATA) \
-    $(man_5_files) \
     $(NULL)
 
 MAINTAINERCLEANFILES = \
diff --git a/setup/Makefile.am b/setup/Makefile.am
index 34c8f1360..b34aa8fcc 100644
--- a/setup/Makefile.am
+++ b/setup/Makefile.am
@@ -56,20 +56,16 @@ org.freedesktop.IBus.Setup.desktop: ibus-setup.desktop
 	$(AM_V_GEN) $(MSGFMT) --desktop --template $< -d $(top_srcdir)/po -o $@
 
 man_one_in_files = ibus-setup.1.in
-man_one_files = $(man_one_in_files:.1.in=.1)
-man_one_DATA =$(man_one_files:.1=.1.gz) 
+man_one_DATA = $(man_one_in_files:.1.in=.1)
 man_onedir = $(mandir)/man1
 %.1: %.1.in
 	$(AM_V_GEN) sed \
 		-e 's|@VERSION[@]|$(VERSION)|g' $< > $@.tmp && \
 		mv $@.tmp $@
-%.1.gz: %.1
-	$(AM_V_GEN) gzip -c $< > $@.tmp && mv $@.tmp $@
 
 CLEANFILES = \
     $(desktop_DATA) \
     $(man_one_DATA) \
-    $(man_one_files) \
     *.pyc \
     ibus-setup \
     $(NULL)
diff --git a/tools/Makefile.am b/tools/Makefile.am
index e300f9f36..0d00abedd 100644
--- a/tools/Makefile.am
+++ b/tools/Makefile.am
@@ -113,15 +113,12 @@ libibusimmodule_la_LDFLAGS = \
     $(NULL)
 
 man_one_in_files = ibus.1.in
-man_one_files = $(man_one_in_files:.1.in=.1)
-man_one_DATA =$(man_one_files:.1=.1.gz)
+man_one_DATA = $(man_one_in_files:.1.in=.1)
 man_onedir = $(mandir)/man1
 %.1: %.1.in
 	$(AM_V_GEN) sed \
 		-e 's|@VERSION[@]|$(VERSION)|g' $< > $@.tmp && \
 		mv $@.tmp $@
-%.1.gz: %.1
-	$(AM_V_GEN) gzip -c $< > $@.tmp && mv $@.tmp $@
 
 EXTRA_DIST = \
     $(ibus_immodule_vapi) \
@@ -133,7 +130,6 @@ EXTRA_DIST = \
 
 CLEANFILES = \
     $(man_one_DATA) \
-    $(man_one_files) \
     $(NULL)
 
 if ENABLE_EMOJI_DICT
diff --git a/ui/gtk3/Makefile.am b/ui/gtk3/Makefile.am
index 2a9cabdeb..5e1a85107 100644
--- a/ui/gtk3/Makefile.am
+++ b/ui/gtk3/Makefile.am
@@ -257,15 +257,12 @@ panelbinding.o: $(srcdir)/panelbinding.c
 
 MAINTAINERCLEANFILES += extension.c panelbinding.c
 
-man_seven_files = $(man_seven_in_files:.7.in=.7)
-man_seven_DATA =$(man_seven_files:.7=.7.gz)
+man_seven_DATA = $(man_seven_in_files:.7.in=.7)
 man_sevendir = $(mandir)/man7
 %.7: %.7.in
 	$(AM_V_GEN) sed \
 	    -e 's|@VERSION[@]|$(VERSION)|g' $< > $@.tmp && \
 	    mv $@.tmp $@
-%.7.gz: %.7
-	$(AM_V_GEN) gzip -c $< > $@.tmp && mv $@.tmp $@
 
 desktop_in_files = \
     ibus-ui-emojier.desktop.in \
@@ -293,7 +290,6 @@ CLEANFILES += \
     $(desktop_DATA) \
     $(desktop_notrans_files) \
     $(man_seven_DATA) \
-    $(man_seven_files) \
     $(NULL)
 
 endif