diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 18e92ca..3d40c64 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -1,31 +1,31 @@
 MAINTAINERCLEANFILES	= Makefile.in
 
 AM_CFLAGS		= -fPIC -Werror
 
 INCLUDES		= -I$(top_builddir)/include
 
 sbin_PROGRAMS		= boothd
 
 boothd_SOURCES	 	= config.c main.c paxos.c ticket.c  transport.c \
 			  pacemaker.c paxos_lease.c timer.c
 
 boothd_LDADD	  	= -lplumb -lplumbgpl
 boothd_LDFLAGS		= $(OS_DYFLAGS) -L./
 
 noinst_HEADERS		= booth.h list.h pacemaker.h paxos_lease.h timer.h \
 			  config.h log.h paxos.h ticket.h transport.h
 
 if HAVE_HELP2MAN
 man_MANS		= booth.8 boothd.8
 MAINTAINERCLEANFILES	+= $(man_MANS)
 EXTRA_DIST		= $(man_MANS)
 
 %.8: %
-	$(HELP2MAN) -N -o $@ ./$<
+	$(HELP2MAN) -s 8 -N -o $@ ./$<
 
 booth.8: boothd.8
 	cp $< $@
 endif
 
 lint:
 	-splint $(INCLUDES) $(LINT_FLAGS) $(CFLAGS) *.c