--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ OBJECTS=unibilium.lo uninames.lo uniutil.lo
 LIBRARY=libunibilium.la
 
 PODS=$(wildcard doc/*.pod)
-MANPAGES=$(addprefix man/,$(notdir $(PODS:.pod=.3.gz)))
+MANPAGES=$(addprefix man/,$(notdir $(PODS:.pod=.3)))
 
 TOOLS=$(wildcard tools/*.c)
 
@@ -121,8 +121,8 @@ install-man: build-man
 .PHONY: build-man
 build-man: $(MANPAGES)
 
-man/%.3.gz: doc/%.pod
-	$(POD2MAN) $(POD2MAN_OPTS) $< | gzip > $@
+man/%.3: doc/%.pod
+	$(POD2MAN) $(POD2MAN_OPTS) $< > $@
 
 
 # Regenerate static test files, based on existing terminfo entries.