diff --git a/srcpkgs/man-db/template b/srcpkgs/man-db/template
index 7b3b2bcbff9e51..c8b873771d27ac 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/man-db/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/man-db/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'man-db'
 pkgname=man-db
-version=2.9.3
+version=2.9.4
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--with-db=db --with-pager=less --with-gzip=/usr/bin/gzip
@@ -20,13 +20,16 @@ license="GPL-2.0-or-later, LGPL-2.1-or-later"
 homepage="https://www.nongnu.org/man-db/"
 changelog="https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/man-db.git/plain/NEWS"
 distfiles="${NONGNU_SITE}/man-db/man-db-${version}.tar.xz"
-checksum=fa5aa11ab0692daf737e76947f45669225db310b2801a5911bceb7551c5597b8
+checksum=b66c99edfad16ad928c889f87cf76380263c1609323c280b3a9e6963fdb16756
 provides="man-0_1"
 lib32disabled=yes
 system_accounts="_man"
 _man_homedir="/var/cache/man"
 make_dirs="/var/cache/man 0755 _man _man"
 
+# among others, requires the _man user to be available in the masterdir
+make_check=no
+
 alternatives="
  man:man:/usr/bin/mandb-man
  man:whatis:/usr/bin/mandb-whatis