diff --git a/meta/recipes-extended/man/man_1.6g.bb b/meta/recipes-extended/man/man_1.6g.bb
index 03fffd6015..985ed99124 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-extended/man/man_1.6g.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-extended/man/man_1.6g.bb
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ do_configure () {
 }
 
 
-fakeroot do_install() {
+do_install() {
         oe_runmake install DESTDIR=${D}
 }