diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index a9b37c82..acf567ef 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -668,7 +668,6 @@ EXTRA_DIST += \
 	subprojects/libgwater/nl/libgwater-nl.c \
 	subprojects/libgwater/alsa-mixer/libgwater-alsa-mixer.h \
 	subprojects/libgwater/alsa-mixer/libgwater-alsa-mixer.c \
-	doc/meson_build_manpages.sh \
 	data/rofi.png\
 	meson_options.txt \
 	meson.build
diff --git a/doc/meson.build b/doc/meson.build
index b123254e..8a2f8c5c 100644
--- a/doc/meson.build
+++ b/doc/meson.build
@@ -1,17 +1,25 @@
 gomd2man = find_program('go-md2man', required: false)
 if gomd2man.found()
-    run_target('update-manpage',
-        command: [ 'meson_build_manpages.sh', files(
-            'rofi.1.markdown',
-            'rofi-theme-selector.1.markdown',
-            'rofi-theme.5.markdown',
-            'rofi-dmenu.5.markdown',
-            'rofi-debugging.5.markdown',
-            'rofi-keys.5.markdown',
-            'rofi-script.5.markdown',
-            'rofi-sensible-terminal.1.markdown'
-        )]
-    )
+    man_targets = []
+    foreach f: [
+        'rofi.1',
+        'rofi-theme-selector.1',
+        'rofi-theme.5',
+        'rofi-dmenu.5',
+        'rofi-debugging.5',
+        'rofi-keys.5',
+        'rofi-script.5',
+        'rofi-sensible-terminal.1'
+    ]
+        man_targets += custom_target(f,
+            input: '.'.join([f, 'markdown']),
+            output: f,
+            command: [ 'go-md2man',
+                '-in', files('.'.join([f,'markdown'])),
+                '-out', files(f)
+            ])
+    endforeach
+    run_target('update-manpage', command: ['true'], depends: man_targets)
 endif
 
 doxy_conf = configuration_data()
diff --git a/doc/meson_build_manpages.sh b/doc/meson_build_manpages.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index eaea2cc1..00000000
--- a/doc/meson_build_manpages.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-
-## Did not get this working in meson directly.
-## not via generator or custom_target.
-
-
-pushd "${MESON_BUILD_ROOT}"
-
-for a in $@
-do
-  go-md2man -in "$a" -out ${a%.markdown}
-done