diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index fd7f8f6..3872cc7 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -353,9 +353,8 @@ if [ -n "$MANDIR" ]; then
     [ -n "$INSTALLD" ] || make_parent_directory ${DESTDIR}${MANDIR}/man8 0755
 
     for f in *.8; do
-	gzip -9c $f > $f.gz
-	install_file $f.gz ${DESTDIR}${MANDIR}/man8/$f.gz 0644
-	echo "Man page $f.gz installed to ${DESTDIR}${MANDIR}/man8/$f.gz"
+	install_file $f ${DESTDIR}${MANDIR}/man8/$f 0644
+	echo "Man page $f installed to ${DESTDIR}${MANDIR}/man8/$f"
     done
 
     cd ..