diff --git a/ChangeLog.asciidoc b/ChangeLog.asciidoc
index bbcc9714a..03b76b25a 100644
--- a/ChangeLog.asciidoc
+++ b/ChangeLog.asciidoc
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ https://weechat.org/files/releasenotes/ReleaseNotes-devel.html[release notes]
 * core: display time in bare display only if option
   weechat.look.buffer_time_format is not an empty string
 * core: fix translation of message displayed after /upgrade
+* doc: fix compilation of man pages with autotools in source directory
 * api: fix truncated process output in hook_process() (closes #266)
 * api: fix crash when reading config options with NULL value (closes #238)
 * tests: fix compilation of tests with clang (closes #275)
diff --git a/doc/de/Makefile.am b/doc/de/Makefile.am
index 51ef11133..5817c7074 100644
--- a/doc/de/Makefile.am
+++ b/doc/de/Makefile.am
@@ -48,9 +48,12 @@ all-local: $(man_targets) $(doc_targets)
 
 # man page
 weechat.1: weechat.1.de.asciidoc cmdline_options.de.asciidoc
-	cp -f $(abs_top_srcdir)/doc/de/weechat.1.de.asciidoc .
-	cp -f $(abs_top_srcdir)/doc/de/cmdline_options.de.asciidoc .
-	$(A2X) -a revision="WeeChat $(VERSION)" -d manpage -f manpage -L weechat.1.de.asciidoc
+	-mkdir tmp_man
+	cp -f $(abs_top_srcdir)/doc/de/weechat.1.de.asciidoc ./tmp_man/
+	cp -f $(abs_top_srcdir)/doc/de/cmdline_options.de.asciidoc ./tmp_man/
+	(cd tmp_man && $(A2X) -a revision="WeeChat $(VERSION)" -d manpage -f manpage -L weechat.1.de.asciidoc)
+	mv -f tmp_man/weechat.1 .
+	rm -rf tmp_man
 
 # user's guide
 weechat_user.de.html: weechat_user.de.asciidoc cmdline_options.de.asciidoc $(wildcard autogen/user/*.asciidoc)
diff --git a/doc/en/Makefile.am b/doc/en/Makefile.am
index 5fa38ade0..f20875ac9 100644
--- a/doc/en/Makefile.am
+++ b/doc/en/Makefile.am
@@ -55,9 +55,12 @@ all-local: $(man_targets) $(doc_targets)
 
 # man page
 weechat.1: weechat.1.en.asciidoc cmdline_options.en.asciidoc
-	cp -f $(abs_top_srcdir)/doc/en/weechat.1.en.asciidoc .
-	cp -f $(abs_top_srcdir)/doc/en/cmdline_options.en.asciidoc .
-	$(A2X) -a revision="WeeChat $(VERSION)" -d manpage -f manpage -L weechat.1.en.asciidoc
+	-mkdir tmp_man
+	cp -f $(abs_top_srcdir)/doc/en/weechat.1.en.asciidoc ./tmp_man/
+	cp -f $(abs_top_srcdir)/doc/en/cmdline_options.en.asciidoc ./tmp_man/
+	(cd tmp_man && $(A2X) -a revision="WeeChat $(VERSION)" -d manpage -f manpage -L weechat.1.en.asciidoc)
+	mv -f tmp_man/weechat.1 .
+	rm -rf tmp_man
 
 # user's guide
 weechat_user.en.html: weechat_user.en.asciidoc cmdline_options.en.asciidoc $(wildcard autogen/user/*.asciidoc)
diff --git a/doc/fr/Makefile.am b/doc/fr/Makefile.am
index cfbc23c19..8323d4b55 100644
--- a/doc/fr/Makefile.am
+++ b/doc/fr/Makefile.am
@@ -55,9 +55,12 @@ all-local: $(man_targets) $(doc_targets)
 
 # man page
 weechat.1: weechat.1.fr.asciidoc cmdline_options.fr.asciidoc
-	cp -f $(abs_top_srcdir)/doc/fr/weechat.1.fr.asciidoc .
-	cp -f $(abs_top_srcdir)/doc/fr/cmdline_options.fr.asciidoc .
-	$(A2X) -a revision="WeeChat $(VERSION)" -d manpage -f manpage -L weechat.1.fr.asciidoc
+	-mkdir tmp_man
+	cp -f $(abs_top_srcdir)/doc/fr/weechat.1.fr.asciidoc ./tmp_man/
+	cp -f $(abs_top_srcdir)/doc/fr/cmdline_options.fr.asciidoc ./tmp_man/
+	(cd tmp_man && $(A2X) -a revision="WeeChat $(VERSION)" -d manpage -f manpage -L weechat.1.fr.asciidoc)
+	mv -f tmp_man/weechat.1 .
+	rm -rf tmp_man
 
 # user's guide
 weechat_user.fr.html: weechat_user.fr.asciidoc cmdline_options.fr.asciidoc $(wildcard autogen/user/*.asciidoc)
diff --git a/doc/it/Makefile.am b/doc/it/Makefile.am
index 4eda78de9..d8a3f5249 100644
--- a/doc/it/Makefile.am
+++ b/doc/it/Makefile.am
@@ -50,9 +50,12 @@ all-local: $(man_targets) $(doc_targets)
 
 # man page
 weechat.1: weechat.1.it.asciidoc cmdline_options.it.asciidoc
-	cp -f $(abs_top_srcdir)/doc/it/weechat.1.it.asciidoc .
-	cp -f $(abs_top_srcdir)/doc/it/cmdline_options.it.asciidoc .
-	$(A2X) -a revision="WeeChat $(VERSION)" -d manpage -f manpage -L weechat.1.it.asciidoc
+	-mkdir tmp_man
+	cp -f $(abs_top_srcdir)/doc/it/weechat.1.it.asciidoc ./tmp_man/
+	cp -f $(abs_top_srcdir)/doc/it/cmdline_options.it.asciidoc ./tmp_man/
+	(cd tmp_man && $(A2X) -a revision="WeeChat $(VERSION)" -d manpage -f manpage -L weechat.1.it.asciidoc)
+	mv -f tmp_man/weechat.1 .
+	rm -rf tmp_man
 
 # user's guide
 weechat_user.it.html: weechat_user.it.asciidoc cmdline_options.it.asciidoc $(wildcard autogen/user/*.asciidoc)
diff --git a/doc/ja/Makefile.am b/doc/ja/Makefile.am
index 60535f9cd..5bd7c2c3c 100644
--- a/doc/ja/Makefile.am
+++ b/doc/ja/Makefile.am
@@ -54,9 +54,12 @@ all-local: $(man_targets) $(doc_targets)
 
 # man page
 weechat.1: weechat.1.ja.asciidoc cmdline_options.ja.asciidoc
-	cp -f $(abs_top_srcdir)/doc/ja/weechat.1.ja.asciidoc .
-	cp -f $(abs_top_srcdir)/doc/ja/cmdline_options.ja.asciidoc .
-	$(A2X) -a revision="WeeChat $(VERSION)" -d manpage -f manpage -L weechat.1.ja.asciidoc
+	-mkdir tmp_man
+	cp -f $(abs_top_srcdir)/doc/ja/weechat.1.ja.asciidoc ./tmp_man/
+	cp -f $(abs_top_srcdir)/doc/ja/cmdline_options.ja.asciidoc ./tmp_man/
+	(cd tmp_man && $(A2X) -a revision="WeeChat $(VERSION)" -d manpage -f manpage -L weechat.1.ja.asciidoc)
+	mv -f tmp_man/weechat.1 .
+	rm -rf tmp_man
 
 # user's guide
 weechat_user.ja.html: weechat_user.ja.asciidoc cmdline_options.ja.asciidoc $(wildcard autogen/user/*.asciidoc)
diff --git a/doc/pl/Makefile.am b/doc/pl/Makefile.am
index 29909d44b..26851d795 100644
--- a/doc/pl/Makefile.am
+++ b/doc/pl/Makefile.am
@@ -48,9 +48,12 @@ all-local: $(man_targets) $(doc_targets)
 
 # man page
 weechat.1: weechat.1.pl.asciidoc cmdline_options.pl.asciidoc
-	cp -f $(abs_top_srcdir)/doc/pl/weechat.1.pl.asciidoc .
-	cp -f $(abs_top_srcdir)/doc/pl/cmdline_options.pl.asciidoc .
-	$(A2X) -a revision="WeeChat $(VERSION)" -d manpage -f manpage -L weechat.1.pl.asciidoc
+	-mkdir tmp_man
+	cp -f $(abs_top_srcdir)/doc/pl/weechat.1.pl.asciidoc ./tmp_man/
+	cp -f $(abs_top_srcdir)/doc/pl/cmdline_options.pl.asciidoc ./tmp_man/
+	(cd tmp_man && $(A2X) -a revision="WeeChat $(VERSION)" -d manpage -f manpage -L weechat.1.pl.asciidoc)
+	mv -f tmp_man/weechat.1 .
+	rm -rf tmp_man
 
 # user's guide
 weechat_user.pl.html: weechat_user.pl.asciidoc cmdline_options.pl.asciidoc $(wildcard autogen/user/*.asciidoc)