diff --git a/ci/validate-man.sh b/ci/validate-man.sh
index a3f114214dd..0ca822bd61a 100755
--- a/ci/validate-man.sh
+++ b/ci/validate-man.sh
@@ -5,8 +5,9 @@ set -e
 
 cargo_man="src/doc"
 mdman_man="crates/mdman/doc"
+man_out="src/etc/man"
 
-changes=$(git status --porcelain -- $cargo_man $mdman_man)
+changes=$(git status --porcelain -- $cargo_man $mdman_man $man_out)
 if [ -n "$changes" ]
 then
     echo "git directory must be clean before running this script."
@@ -15,7 +16,7 @@ fi
 
 cargo build-man
 
-changes=$(git status --porcelain -- $cargo_man $mdman_man)
+changes=$(git status --porcelain -- $cargo_man $mdman_man $man_out)
 if [ -n "$changes" ]
 then
     echo "Detected changes of man pages:"