diff --git a/release/scripts/pkgbase-stage.lua b/release/scripts/pkgbase-stage.lua
--- a/release/scripts/pkgbase-stage.lua
+++ b/release/scripts/pkgbase-stage.lua
@@ -46,7 +46,9 @@
 			table.insert(components["src"], package)
 		elseif package == "FreeBSD-tests" or package:match("^FreeBSD%-tests%-.*") then
 			table.insert(components["tests"], package)
-		elseif package:match("^FreeBSD%-kernel%-.*") then
+		elseif package:match("^FreeBSD%-kernel%-.*") and
+			package ~= "FreeBSD-kernel-man"
+		then
 			-- Kernels other than FreeBSD-kernel-generic are ignored
 			if package == "FreeBSD-kernel-generic" then
 				table.insert(components["kernel"], package)
diff --git a/usr.sbin/bsdinstall/scripts/pkgbase.in b/usr.sbin/bsdinstall/scripts/pkgbase.in
--- a/usr.sbin/bsdinstall/scripts/pkgbase.in
+++ b/usr.sbin/bsdinstall/scripts/pkgbase.in
@@ -165,7 +165,9 @@
 			table.insert(components["src"], package)
 		elseif package == "FreeBSD-tests" or package:match("^FreeBSD%-tests%-.*") then
 			table.insert(components["tests"], package)
-		elseif package:match("^FreeBSD%-kernel%-.*") then
+		elseif package:match("^FreeBSD%-kernel%-.*") and
+			package ~= "FreeBSD-kernel-man"
+		then
 			-- Kernels other than FreeBSD-kernel-generic are ignored
 			if package == "FreeBSD-kernel-generic" then
 				table.insert(components["kernel"], package)