diff -Nrup a/Makefile b/Makefile
--- a/Makefile	2018-04-11 12:26:39.000000000 +0200
+++ b/Makefile	2021-03-31 06:44:44.247904029 +0200
@@ -868,10 +868,10 @@ install-mencoder-man: $(foreach lang,$(M
 install-mplayer-man:  $(foreach lang,$(MAN_LANGS),install-mplayer-man-$(lang))
 
 install-gui-man-en: install-mplayer-man-en
-	cd $(MANDIR)/man1/ && ln -sf mplayer.1 gmplayer.1
+	echo ".so mplayer.1" > $(MANDIR)/man1/gmplayer.1
 
 install-mencoder-man-en: install-mplayer-man-en
-	cd $(MANDIR)/man1 && ln -sf mplayer.1 mencoder.1
+	echo ".so mplayer.1" > $(MANDIR)/man1/mencoder.1
 
 install-mplayer-man-en:
 	$(INSTALL) -d $(MANDIR)/man1
@@ -885,18 +885,18 @@ endef
 
 define GUI_MAN_RULE
 install-gui-man-$(lang): install-mplayer-man-$(lang)
-	cd $(MANDIR)/$(lang)/man1/ && ln -sf mplayer.1 gmplayer.1
+	echo ".so mplayer.1" > $(MANDIR)/$(lang)/man1/gmplayer.1
 endef
 
 define GUI_MSG_RULE
 install-gui-msg-$(lang): help/po/$(lang).mo
 	$(INSTALL) -d $(prefix)/share/locale/$(lang)/LC_MESSAGES
 	$(INSTALL) -m 644 help/po/$(lang).mo $(prefix)/share/locale/$(lang)/LC_MESSAGES/mplayer.mo
 endef
 
 define MENCODER_MAN_RULE
 install-mencoder-man-$(lang): install-mplayer-man-$(lang)
-	cd $(MANDIR)/$(lang)/man1 && ln -sf mplayer.1 mencoder.1
+	echo ".so mplayer.1" > $(MANDIR)/$(lang)/man1/mencoder.1
 endef
 
 define MPLAYER_MAN_RULE