diff --git a/doc/manual/local.mk b/doc/manual/local.mk
index 93ec3cad08e..a88aa7a3636 100644
--- a/doc/manual/local.mk
+++ b/doc/manual/local.mk
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ dummy-env = env -i \
 	NIX_SSL_CERT_FILE=/dummy/no-ca-bundle.crt \
 	NIX_STATE_DIR=/dummy
 
-nix-eval = $(dummy-env) $(bindir)/nix eval --experimental-features nix-command -I nix/corepkgs=corepkgs --store dummy:// --impure --raw
+nix-eval = $(dummy-env) src/nix/nix eval --experimental-features nix-command -I nix/corepkgs=corepkgs --store dummy:// --impure --raw
 
 $(d)/%.1: $(d)/src/command-ref/%.md
 	@printf "Title: %s\n\n" "$$(basename $@ .1)" > $^.tmp
@@ -42,31 +42,31 @@ $(d)/src/SUMMARY.md: $(d)/src/SUMMARY.md.in $(d)/src/command-ref/new-cli
 	$(trace-gen) cat doc/manual/src/SUMMARY.md.in | while IFS= read line; do if [[ $$line = @manpages@ ]]; then cat doc/manual/src/command-ref/new-cli/SUMMARY.md; else echo "$$line"; fi; done > $@.tmp
 	@mv $@.tmp $@
 
-$(d)/src/command-ref/new-cli: $(d)/nix.json $(d)/generate-manpage.nix $(bindir)/nix
+$(d)/src/command-ref/new-cli: $(d)/nix.json $(d)/generate-manpage.nix src/nix/nix
 	@rm -rf $@
 	$(trace-gen) $(nix-eval) --write-to $@ --expr 'import doc/manual/generate-manpage.nix (builtins.fromJSON (builtins.readFile $<))'
 
-$(d)/src/command-ref/conf-file.md: $(d)/conf-file.json $(d)/generate-options.nix $(d)/src/command-ref/conf-file-prefix.md $(bindir)/nix
+$(d)/src/command-ref/conf-file.md: $(d)/conf-file.json $(d)/generate-options.nix $(d)/src/command-ref/conf-file-prefix.md src/nix/nix
 	@cat doc/manual/src/command-ref/conf-file-prefix.md > $@.tmp
 	$(trace-gen) $(nix-eval) --expr 'import doc/manual/generate-options.nix (builtins.fromJSON (builtins.readFile $<))' >> $@.tmp
 	@mv $@.tmp $@
 
-$(d)/nix.json: $(bindir)/nix
-	$(trace-gen) $(dummy-env) $(bindir)/nix __dump-args > $@.tmp
+$(d)/nix.json: src/nix/nix
+	$(trace-gen) $(dummy-env) src/nix/nix __dump-args > $@.tmp
 	@mv $@.tmp $@
 
-$(d)/conf-file.json: $(bindir)/nix
-	$(trace-gen) $(dummy-env) $(bindir)/nix show-config --json --experimental-features nix-command > $@.tmp
+$(d)/conf-file.json: src/nix/nix
+	$(trace-gen) $(dummy-env) src/nix/nix show-config --json --experimental-features nix-command > $@.tmp
 	@mv $@.tmp $@
 
-$(d)/src/expressions/builtins.md: $(d)/builtins.json $(d)/generate-builtins.nix $(d)/src/expressions/builtins-prefix.md $(bindir)/nix
+$(d)/src/expressions/builtins.md: $(d)/builtins.json $(d)/generate-builtins.nix $(d)/src/expressions/builtins-prefix.md src/nix/nix
 	@cat doc/manual/src/expressions/builtins-prefix.md > $@.tmp
 	$(trace-gen) $(nix-eval) --expr 'import doc/manual/generate-builtins.nix (builtins.fromJSON (builtins.readFile $<))' >> $@.tmp
 	@cat doc/manual/src/expressions/builtins-suffix.md >> $@.tmp
 	@mv $@.tmp $@
 
-$(d)/builtins.json: $(bindir)/nix
-	$(trace-gen) $(dummy-env) NIX_PATH=nix/corepkgs=corepkgs $(bindir)/nix __dump-builtins > $@.tmp
+$(d)/builtins.json: src/nix/nix
+	$(trace-gen) $(dummy-env) NIX_PATH=nix/corepkgs=corepkgs src/nix/nix __dump-builtins > $@.tmp
 	@mv $@.tmp $@
 
 # Generate the HTML manual.