diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 32a9b75ae1..5f8de1bccf 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+Mon Apr 13 15:17:51 PDT 1998 Manish Singh <yosh@gimp.org>
+
+	* moved man page from docs to top-level so it's always installed
+
 Mon Apr 13 23:48:31 MEST 1998 Sven Neumann <sven@gimp.org>
 
 	* app/histogram_tool.c: changed the Ok and Cancel buttons in the
diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 863e36df14..127efe3446 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ gimpdata_DATA = gimprc gimprc_user gtkrc gimp_logo.ppm gimp_splash.ppm gimp_tips
 
 gimpdata_SCRIPTS = user_install
 
+man_MANS=gimp.1
+
 scriptdata =
 
 .PHONY: files populate checkin release
diff --git a/docs/Makefile.am b/docs/Makefile.am
index b4fe0a1047..e8ed72ad0f 100644
--- a/docs/Makefile.am
+++ b/docs/Makefile.am
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ BUILT_SOURCES = pdb_dump.texi
 
 info_TEXINFOS = pdb.texi
 pdb_TEXINFOS = pdb_dump.texi
-man_MANS = gimp.1
 
 pdb_dump.texi: $(srcdir)/pdb_self_doc.el $(srcdir)/pdb_dump
 	cd $(srcdir) && \
diff --git a/docs/gimp.1 b/gimp.1
similarity index 100%
rename from docs/gimp.1
rename to gimp.1