diff --git a/do_freebsd.sh b/do_freebsd.sh
index e4c7e0bbc9e..c3229e79fc5 100755
--- a/do_freebsd.sh
+++ b/do_freebsd.sh
@@ -49,7 +49,8 @@ rm -rf build && ./do_cmake.sh "$*" \
 	-D WITH_KRBD=OFF \
 	-D WITH_XFS=OFF \
 	-D WITH_KVS=OFF \
-	-D WITH_MANPAGE=OFF \
+	-D WITH_MANPAGE=ON \
+	-D CEPH_MAN_DIR=man \
 	-D WITH_LIBCEPHFS=OFF \
 	-D WITH_CEPHFS=OFF \
 	2>&1 | tee cmake.log