diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index bd89420..6ad695e 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -1179,9 +1179,8 @@ if [ ${PRODUCT} = shorewall ]; then
     [ -n "$INSTALLD" ] || make_parent_directory ${DESTDIR}${MANDIR}/man5 0755
 
     for f in *.5; do
-	gzip -9c $f > $f.gz
-	run_install $INSTALLD  -m 0644 $f.gz ${DESTDIR}${MANDIR}/man5/$f.gz
-	echo "Man page $f.gz installed to ${DESTDIR}${MANDIR}/man5/$f.gz"
+	run_install $INSTALLD  -m 0644 $f ${DESTDIR}${MANDIR}/man5/$f
+	echo "Man page $f installed to ${DESTDIR}${MANDIR}/man5/$f"
     done
 fi
 
@@ -1212,9 +1211,8 @@ fi
 [ -n "$INSTALLD" ] || make_parent_directory ${DESTDIR}${MANDIR}/man8 0755
 
 for f in *.8; do
-    gzip -9c $f > $f.gz
-    run_install $INSTALLD  -m 0644 $f.gz ${DESTDIR}${MANDIR}/man8/$f.gz
-    echo "Man page $f.gz installed to ${DESTDIR}${MANDIR}/man8/$f.gz"
+    run_install $INSTALLD  -m 0644 $f ${DESTDIR}${MANDIR}/man8/$f
+    echo "Man page $f installed to ${DESTDIR}${MANDIR}/man8/$f"
 done
 
 cd ..