diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index f66810a..051b861 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -448,17 +448,15 @@ if [ -d manpages -a -n "$MANDIR" ]; then
     make_parent_directory ${DESTDIR}${MANDIR}/man5 0755
 
     for f in *.5; do
-	gzip -c $f > $f.gz
-	install_file $f.gz ${DESTDIR}${MANDIR}/man5/$f.gz 0644
-	echo "Man page $f.gz installed to ${DESTDIR}${MANDIR}/man5/$f.gz"
+	install_file $f ${DESTDIR}${MANDIR}/man5/$f 0644
+	echo "Man page $f installed to ${DESTDIR}${MANDIR}/man5/$f"
     done
 
     make_parent_directory ${DESTDIR}${MANDIR}/man8 0755
 
     for f in *.8; do
-	gzip -c $f > $f.gz
-	install_file $f.gz ${DESTDIR}${MANDIR}/man8/$f.gz 0644
-	echo "Man page $f.gz installed to ${DESTDIR}${MANDIR}/man8/$f.gz"
+	install_file $f ${DESTDIR}${MANDIR}/man8/$f 0644
+	echo "Man page $f installed to ${DESTDIR}${MANDIR}/man8/$f"
     done
 
     cd ..