diff --git a/docs/Makefile.am b/docs/Makefile.am
index 11af73c..874a0e2 100644
--- a/docs/Makefile.am
+++ b/docs/Makefile.am
@@ -1,58 +1,62 @@
 #
 # docs: booth manual pages
 #
 # Copyright (C) 2014 Dejan Muhamedagic
 #
 # This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 # modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
 # as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
 # of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
 # 
 # This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 # but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 # MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
 # GNU General Public License for more details.
 # 
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
 # with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
 # 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
 #
 MAINTAINERCLEANFILES    = Makefile.in
 
 EXTRA_DIST	= boothd.8.txt booth-keygen.8.txt fsm-full.dot fsm-netfail.dot fsm-normal.dot geostore.8.txt
 
 asciiman	= boothd.8.txt booth-keygen.8.txt geostore.8.txt
 doc_DATA	= $(generated_docs)
 
 generated_docs	=
 generated_mans	=
 HTML_GENERATOR =
 MANPAGE_GENERATOR =
 
 if BUILD_ASCIIDOC_HTML_MAN
 generated_docs	+= $(ascii:%.txt=%.html) $(asciiman:%.txt=%.html)
 endif
 if BUILD_ASCIIDOC
 generated_mans	+= $(asciiman:%.8.txt=%.8)
 $(generated_mans): $(asciiman)
 man8_MANS	= $(generated_mans)
 endif
 
 if IS_ASCIIDOC
-HTML_GENERATOR += $(ASCIIDOC) --unsafe --backend=xhtml11 --destination-dir=$(abs_builddir)/
+HTML_GENERATOR += $(ASCIIDOC) --unsafe --backend=xhtml11
 else
 HTML_GENERATOR += $(ASCIIDOCTOR) -b xhtml5 --destination-dir=$(abs_builddir)/
 endif
 
 if IS_A2X
 MANPAGE_GENERATOR += $(A2X) -f manpage --destination-dir=$(abs_builddir)/
 else
 MANPAGE_GENERATOR += $(ASCIIDOCTOR) -b manpage --destination-dir=$(abs_builddir)/
 endif
 
 %.html: %.txt
+if IS_ASCIIDOC
+	$(HTML_GENERATOR) -o $(abs_builddir)/$@ $<
+else
 	$(HTML_GENERATOR) $<
+endif
 %.8: %.8.txt
 	$(MANPAGE_GENERATOR) $<
 clean-local:
 	-rm -rf $(generated_docs) $(generated_mans)