diff --git a/man/local.mk b/man/local.mk
index 05d4401..601f459 100644
--- a/man/local.mk
+++ b/man/local.mk
@@ -23,14 +23,14 @@ if CROSS_COMPILING
 run_help2man = $(SHELL) $(srcdir)/man/dummy-man
 else
 ## Graceful degradation for systems lacking perl.
-if HAVE_PERL
-if BOLD_MAN_REFS
-help2man_OPTS=--bold-refs
-endif
-run_help2man = $(PERL) -- $(srcdir)/man/help2man $(help2man_OPTS)
-else
+#if HAVE_PERL
+#if BOLD_MAN_REFS
+#help2man_OPTS=--bold-refs
+#endif
+#run_help2man = $(PERL) -- $(srcdir)/man/help2man $(help2man_OPTS)
+#else
 run_help2man = $(SHELL) $(srcdir)/man/dummy-man
-endif
+#endif
 endif
 
 man1_MANS = @man1_MANS@