diff --git a/x11-misc/vym/vym-2.6.8.ebuild b/x11-misc/vym/vym-2.6.8.ebuild
index 75b2be96c2831..6fabe03a5ff97 100644
--- a/x11-misc/vym/vym-2.6.8.ebuild
+++ b/x11-misc/vym/vym-2.6.8.ebuild
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ src_prepare() {
 			vym.pro || die
 	}
 
+	gunzip doc/vym.1.gz || die
+
 	#remove dead en translation
 	rm lang/vym.en.ts || die
 	remove_locale en
@@ -66,8 +68,10 @@ src_configure() {
 
 src_install() {
 	emake INSTALL_ROOT="${D}" install
+
 	einstalldocs
-	doman doc/vym.1.gz
+
+	doman doc/vym.1
 
 	make_desktop_entry vym vym /usr/share/vym/icons/vym.png Education
 }
diff --git a/x11-misc/vym/vym-9999.ebuild b/x11-misc/vym/vym-9999.ebuild
index 338915f530f9b..1b1cdce9ac6cc 100644
--- a/x11-misc/vym/vym-9999.ebuild
+++ b/x11-misc/vym/vym-9999.ebuild
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ src_prepare() {
 			vym.pro || die
 	}
 
+	gunzip doc/vym.1.gz || die
+
 	#remove dead en translation
 	rm lang/vym.en.ts || die
 	remove_locale en
@@ -59,8 +61,10 @@ src_configure() {
 
 src_install() {
 	emake INSTALL_ROOT="${D}" install
+
 	einstalldocs
-	doman doc/vym.1.gz
+
+	doman doc/vym.1
 
 	make_desktop_entry vym vym /usr/share/vym/icons/vym.png Education
 }