diff --git a/meta/recipes-extended/pixz/pixz_1.0.6.bb b/meta/recipes-extended/pixz/pixz_1.0.6.bb
index 0e51472aed..3032586581 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-extended/pixz/pixz_1.0.6.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-extended/pixz/pixz_1.0.6.bb
@@ -15,10 +15,11 @@ SRC_URI += "file://936d8068ae19d95260d3058f41dd6cf718101cd6.patch \
 "
 UPSTREAM_CHECK_URI = "https://github.com/vasi/pixz/releases"
 
-EXTRA_OECONF += "--without-manpage"
+PACKAGECONFIG[manpages] = "--with-manpage, --without-manpage, asciidoc-native"
+
 CFLAGS_append_libc-musl = " -D_GNU_SOURCE"
 CACHED_CONFIGUREVARS += "ac_cv_file_src_pixz_1=no"
 
-inherit autotools pkgconfig
+inherit autotools pkgconfig manpages
 
 BBCLASSEXTEND = "native"