diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 26d075dd..4871c39e 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -121,13 +121,13 @@ MANPAGES_MD := $(wildcard docs/*.md)
 MANPAGES    := $(MANPAGES_MD:%.md=%)
 
 docs/%.1: docs/%.1.md .gopathok
-	go-md2man -in $< -out $@.tmp && touch $@.tmp && mv $@.tmp $@ || $(GOPATH)/bin/go-md2man -in $< -out $@.tmp && touch $@.tmp && mv $@.tmp $@
+	(go-md2man -in $< -out $@.tmp && touch $@.tmp && mv $@.tmp $@) || ($(GOPATH)/bin/go-md2man -in $< -out $@.tmp && touch $@.tmp && mv $@.tmp $@)
 
 docs/%.5: docs/%.5.md .gopathok
-	go-md2man -in $< -out $@.tmp && touch $@.tmp && mv $@.tmp $@ || $(GOPATH)/bin/go-md2man -in $< -out $@.tmp && touch $@.tmp && mv $@.tmp $@
+	(go-md2man -in $< -out $@.tmp && touch $@.tmp && mv $@.tmp $@) || ($(GOPATH)/bin/go-md2man -in $< -out $@.tmp && touch $@.tmp && mv $@.tmp $@)
 
 docs/%.8: docs/%.8.md .gopathok
-	go-md2man -in $< -out $@.tmp && touch $@.tmp && mv $@.tmp $@ || $(GOPATH)/bin/go-md2man -in $< -out $@.tmp && touch $@.tmp && mv $@.tmp $@
+	(go-md2man -in $< -out $@.tmp && touch $@.tmp && mv $@.tmp $@) || ($(GOPATH)/bin/go-md2man -in $< -out $@.tmp && touch $@.tmp && mv $@.tmp $@)
 
 docs: $(MANPAGES)