diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 73f418a96e..39659d6469 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -636,11 +636,8 @@ endif()
 
 include(InstallHelpers)
 
-file(GLOB MANPAGES
-  RELATIVE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}
-  man/nvim.1)
 install_helper(
-  FILES ${MANPAGES}
+  FILES ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/man/nvim.1
   DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_MANDIR}/man1)
 
 #