diff --git a/Documentation/Makefile.in b/Documentation/Makefile.in
index 184647c4..83968e08 100644
--- a/Documentation/Makefile.in
+++ b/Documentation/Makefile.in
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ install-man: man
 	# want to keep the code generic
 	$(MV) $(DESTDIR)$(man5dir)/btrfs-man5.5.gz $(DESTDIR)$(man5dir)/btrfs.5.gz
 	$(INSTALL) -m 644 $(GZ_MAN8) $(DESTDIR)$(man8dir)
-	$(LN_S) -f btrfs-check.8.gz $(DESTDIR)$(man8dir)/btrfsck.8.gz
+	$(INSTALL) -m 644 btrfsck.8 $(DESTDIR)$(man8dir)
 
 uninstall:
 	cd $(DESTDIR)$(man8dir); rm -f btrfs-check.8.gz $(GZ_MAN8)
diff --git a/Documentation/btrfsck.8 b/Documentation/btrfsck.8
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..393903d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/btrfsck.8
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+.so man8/btrfs-check.8