diff --git a/hack/make/build-deb b/hack/make/build-deb
index 98fc007..e2a4e92 100644
--- a/hack/make/build-deb
+++ b/hack/make/build-deb
@@ -35,8 +35,7 @@
 	debDate="$(date --rfc-2822)"
 
 	# if go-md2man is available, pre-generate the man pages
-	make manpages || true
-	# TODO decide if it's worth getting go-md2man in _each_ builder environment to avoid this
+	make manpages
 
 	builderDir="contrib/builder/deb/${PACKAGE_ARCH}"
 	pkgs=( $(find "${builderDir}/"*/ -type d) )
diff --git a/hack/make/build-rpm b/hack/make/build-rpm
index 5d61dc9..b035728 100644
--- a/hack/make/build-rpm
+++ b/hack/make/build-rpm
@@ -51,8 +51,7 @@
 	rpmDate="$(date +'%a %b %d %Y')"
 
 	# if go-md2man is available, pre-generate the man pages
-	make manpages || true
-	# TODO decide if it's worth getting go-md2man in _each_ builder environment to avoid this
+	make manpages
 
 	# Convert the CHANGELOG.md file into RPM changelog format
 	VERSION_REGEX="^\W\W (.*) \((.*)\)$"