diff --git a/share/mk/bsd.README b/share/mk/bsd.README
--- a/share/mk/bsd.README
+++ b/share/mk/bsd.README
@@ -259,6 +259,9 @@
 		linked-to file must come first, the linked file second,
 		and there may be multiple pairs.  The files are hard-linked.
 
+MANSRC.${MAN:T} Name of source file for an individual manual page.
+		Defaults to the manual page name.
+
 The include file <bsd.man.mk> includes a file named "../Makefile.inc" if
 it exists.
 
diff --git a/share/mk/bsd.man.mk b/share/mk/bsd.man.mk
--- a/share/mk/bsd.man.mk
+++ b/share/mk/bsd.man.mk
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@
 # MAN		The manual pages to be installed. For sections see
 #		variable ${SECTIONS}
 #
+# MANSRC.${MAN:T} Name of source file for an individual manual page.
+#		Defaults to the manual page name.
+#
 # MCOMPRESS_CMD	Program to compress man pages. Output is to
 #		stdout. [${COMPRESS_CMD}]
 #
@@ -141,13 +144,13 @@
 # filenames contain colons.
 .for __target in ${__page:T:S/:/\:/g:S/$/${FILTEXTENSION}/g}
 all-man: ${__target}
-${__target}: ${__page}
+${__target}: ${MANSRC.${__page:T}:U${__page}}
 	${MANFILTER} < ${.ALLSRC} > ${.TARGET}
 .endfor
 .if defined(MANBUILDCAT) && !empty(MANBUILDCAT)
 .for __target in ${__page:T:S/:/\:/g:S/$/${CATEXT}${FILTEXTENSION}/g}
 all-man: ${__target}
-${__target}: ${__page}
+${__target}: ${MANSRC.${__page:T}:U${__page}}
 	${MANFILTER} < ${.ALLSRC} | ${MANDOC_CMD} > ${.TARGET}
 .endfor
 .endif
@@ -160,7 +163,7 @@
 .for __page in ${${__group}}
 .for __target in ${__page:T:S/:/\:/g:S/$/${CATEXT}/g}
 all-man: ${__target}
-${__target}: ${__page}
+${__target}: ${MANSRC.${__page:T}:U${__page}}
 	${MANDOC_CMD} ${.ALLSRC} > ${.TARGET}
 .endfor
 .endfor
@@ -180,7 +183,7 @@
 .for __page in ${${__group}}
 .for __target in ${__page:T:S/:/\:/g:S/$/${MCOMPRESS_EXT}/}
 all-man: ${__target}
-${__target}: ${__page}
+${__target}: ${MANSRC.${__page:T}:U${__page}}
 .if defined(MANFILTER)
 	${MANFILTER} < ${.ALLSRC} | ${MCOMPRESS_CMD} > ${.TARGET}
 .else
@@ -190,7 +193,7 @@
 .if defined(MANBUILDCAT) && !empty(MANBUILDCAT)
 .for __target in ${__page:T:S/:/\:/g:S/$/${CATEXT}${MCOMPRESS_EXT}/}
 all-man: ${__target}
-${__target}: ${__page}
+${__target}: ${MANSRC.${__page:T}:U${__page}}
 .if defined(MANFILTER)
 	${MANFILTER} < ${.ALLSRC} | ${MANDOC_CMD} | ${MCOMPRESS_CMD} > ${.TARGET}
 .else
@@ -238,7 +241,10 @@
 
 realmaninstall-${__group}:
 .if defined(${__group}) && !empty(${__group})
-realmaninstall-${__group}: ${${__group}}
+.for __page in ${${__group}}
+__mansrc.${__group}+=	${MANSRC.${__page:T}:U${__page}}
+.endfor
+realmaninstall-${__group}: ${__mansrc.${__group}}
 .if ${MK_MANCOMPRESS} == "no"
 .if defined(MANFILTER)
 .for __page in ${${__group}}
@@ -292,7 +298,7 @@
 .if defined(${__group}) && !empty(${__group})
 .for __page in ${${__group}}
 manlint: ${__page:S/:/\:/g}lint
-${__page:S/:/\:/g}lint: .PHONY ${__page}
+${__page:S/:/\:/g}lint: .PHONY ${MANSRC.${__page:T}:U${__page}}
 .if defined(MANFILTER)
 	${MANFILTER} < ${.ALLSRC} | ${MANDOC_CMD} -Tlint
 .else