diff --git a/gnu/lib/libreadline/history/Makefile b/gnu/lib/libreadline/history/Makefile
index 4845f16e200a..b37750d098b0 100644
--- a/gnu/lib/libreadline/history/Makefile
+++ b/gnu/lib/libreadline/history/Makefile
@@ -3,8 +3,11 @@
 SUBDIR= doc
 
 LIB=    history
-MAN=    history.3
+MAN=    rlhistory.3
 
 SRCS= $(HISTSRC) xmalloc.c
 
+rlhistory.3: history.3
+	cp ${.ALLSRC} ${.TARGET}
+
 .include <bsd.lib.mk>