diff --git a/databases/sqlite3/Makefile b/databases/sqlite3/Makefile
index 31d8c09b4113..d02bb57a0f47 100644
--- a/databases/sqlite3/Makefile
+++ b/databases/sqlite3/Makefile
@@ -27,8 +27,6 @@ CONFIGURE_ENV+=	TCLSH_CMD="${TCLSH}" \
 		TCLLIBDIR="${PREFIX}/lib/${PORTNAME}" \
 		ac_cv_search_pthread_create=""
 
-MAN1=		sqlite3.1
-
 OPTIONS=	DEBUG		"Enable debugging & verbose explain"	off \
 		FTS3		"Enable FTS3 (Full Text Search) module"	off \
 		RTREE		"Enable R*Tree module"			off \
@@ -40,6 +38,10 @@ OPTIONS=	DEBUG		"Enable debugging & verbose explain"	off \
 
 .include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
 
+.if !defined(NO_INSTALL_MANPAGES)
+MAN1=		sqlite3.1
+.endif
+
 .if ${OSVERSION} < 700000
 EXTRA_PATCHES+=		${FILESDIR}/pthread_equal_stub
 .endif