diff --git a/software/cdist/install.mdwn b/software/cdist/install.mdwn
index 67b539e1..0ced26db 100644
--- a/software/cdist/install.mdwn
+++ b/software/cdist/install.mdwn
@@ -86,10 +86,8 @@ You can also build manpages for types in your ~/.cdist directory:
 Built manpages are now in docs/dist/man directory. If you have
 some other custom .cdist directory, e.g. /opt/cdist then use:
 
-    make DOT_CDIST_PATH=/opt/cdist dotman
+    DOT_CDIST_PATH=/opt/cdist make dotman
 
-Note that `dotman`-target has to be built before a `make docs`-run, otherwise
-the custom man-pages are not picked up.
 
 ### Python Package