diff --git a/DOCS/man/mpv.rst b/DOCS/man/mpv.rst
index aa68bee896..7108306008 100644
--- a/DOCS/man/mpv.rst
+++ b/DOCS/man/mpv.rst
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ a media player
 :Manual section: 1
 :Manual group: multimedia
 
+.. contents:: Table of Contents
+
 SYNOPSIS
 ========
 
diff --git a/wscript_build.py b/wscript_build.py
index 461e971f66..b7c7b39464 100644
--- a/wscript_build.py
+++ b/wscript_build.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ def _build_man(ctx):
         name         = 'rst2man',
         target       = 'DOCS/man/mpv.1',
         source       = 'DOCS/man/mpv.rst',
-        rule         = '${RST2MAN} ${SRC} ${TGT}',
+        rule         = '${RST2MAN} --strip-elements-with-class=contents ${SRC} ${TGT}',
         install_path = ctx.env.MANDIR + '/man1')
 
     _add_rst_manual_dependencies(ctx)