--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -669,7 +669,7 @@ ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(doc)
 ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(cmake/install)
 
 FIND_PACKAGE(UnixCommands)
-IF(GZIP)
+IF(FALSE)
 	ADD_CUSTOM_COMMAND(OUTPUT "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/lmms.1.gz"
 					COMMAND ${GZIP} -c ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/doc/lmms.1 > ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/lmms.1.gz
 					DEPENDS "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/doc/lmms.1"
@@ -680,7 +680,6 @@ IF(GZIP)
 	ADD_CUSTOM_TARGET(manpage ALL
 					DEPENDS "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/lmms.1.gz")
 ELSEIF(UNIX)
-	MESSAGE(FATAL_ERROR "Can't find gzip required for generating lmms.1.gz")
 ENDIF()
 
 # install headers
@@ -698,7 +697,7 @@ ENDIF(LMMS_BUILD_LINUX)
 #
 ADD_CUSTOM_TARGET(distclean
 			COMMAND make clean
-			COMMAND rm -rf `find -name cmake_install.cmake` `find -name Makefile` `find -type d -name CMakeFiles` CMakeCache.txt lmmsconfig.h lmms.1.gz)
+			COMMAND rm -rf `find -name cmake_install.cmake` `find -name Makefile` `find -type d -name CMakeFiles` CMakeCache.txt lmmsconfig.h lmms.1)
 
 #
 # add tarball-target
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ IF(NOT CMAKE_VERSION VERSION_LESS 3.6)
 	SET_PROPERTY(DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR} PROPERTY VS_STARTUP_PROJECT lmms)
 ENDIF()
 
-SET_DIRECTORY_PROPERTIES(PROPERTIES ADDITIONAL_MAKE_CLEAN_FILES "${LMMS_RCC_OUT} ${LMMS_UI_OUT} lmmsconfig.h lmms.1.gz")
+SET_DIRECTORY_PROPERTIES(PROPERTIES ADDITIONAL_MAKE_CLEAN_FILES "${LMMS_RCC_OUT} ${LMMS_UI_OUT} lmmsconfig.h lmms.1")
 
 IF(LMMS_BUILD_WIN32)
 	SET(EXTRA_LIBRARIES "winmm")
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ ELSE()
 	ELSE(CMAKE_INSTALL_MANDIR)
 		SET(INSTALL_MANDIR ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/share/man)
 	ENDIF(CMAKE_INSTALL_MANDIR)
-	INSTALL(FILES "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/lmms.1.gz"
+	INSTALL(FILES "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/doc/lmms.1"
 			DESTINATION "${INSTALL_MANDIR}/man1/"
 			PERMISSIONS OWNER_READ GROUP_READ WORLD_READ)
 ENDIF()