diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 7ab8f0c..2a7ea9f 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+*.[0-9].gz
 *.la
 *.lo
 *.o
diff --git a/src/pam_panic/man/Makefile.am b/src/pam_panic/man/Makefile.am
index 8cd939e..8bb1009 100644
--- a/src/pam_panic/man/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/pam_panic/man/Makefile.am
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
-dist_man8_MANS = man8/pam_panic.8
-
 fuckyou_automake_mandir = $(mandir)
 nobase_dist_fuckyou_automake_man_DATA = \
-	de/man8/pam_panic.8 \
-	es/man8/pam_panic.8 \
-	fr/man8/pam_panic.8
+	man8/pam_panic.8.gz \
+	de/man8/pam_panic.8.gz \
+	es/man8/pam_panic.8.gz \
+	fr/man8/pam_panic.8.gz
+
+%.gz: %
+	gzip -c $< >$@
diff --git a/src/pam_panic_pw/man/Makefile.am b/src/pam_panic_pw/man/Makefile.am
index ec5a857..a22aee0 100644
--- a/src/pam_panic_pw/man/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/pam_panic_pw/man/Makefile.am
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
-dist_man1_MANS = man1/pam_panic_pw.1
-
 fuckyou_automake_mandir = $(mandir)
-nobase_dist_fuckyou_automake_man_DATA = de/man1/pam_panic_pw.1
+nobase_dist_fuckyou_automake_man_DATA = \
+	man1/pam_panic_pw.1
+	de/man1/pam_panic_pw.1
+
+%.gz: %
+	gzip -c $< >$@