diff --git a/share/man/Makefile b/share/man/Makefile
index 303f28ffa675..8af1d3f8e5ed 100644
--- a/share/man/Makefile
+++ b/share/man/Makefile
@@ -4,17 +4,17 @@
 SUBDIR=	man1 man3 man4 man5 man7 man8
 SEDF= /usr/share/man/makewhatis.sed
 
-#afterinstall:
-#	install -c -o ${BINOWN} -g ${BINGRP} -m 444 makewhatis.sed \
-#	    ${DESTDIR}${SEDF}
-#
-#makedb:
-#	find /usr/share/man -type f -name '*.0' -print | \
-#	while read file; \
-#	do \
-#		sed -n -f ${SEDF} $$file; \
-#	done | col -b | sort -u > /tmp/whatis.db
-#	install -o ${BINOWN} -g ${BINGRP} -m 444 /tmp/whatis.db \
-#	    ${DESTDIR}/usr/share/man
-#
+afterinstall:
+	install -c -o ${BINOWN} -g ${BINGRP} -m 444 makewhatis.sed \
+	    ${DESTDIR}${SEDF}
+
+makedb:
+	find /usr/share/man -type f -name '*.0' -print | \
+	while read file; \
+	do \
+		sed -n -f ${SEDF} $$file; \
+	done | col -b | sort -u > /tmp/whatis.db
+	install -o ${BINOWN} -g ${BINGRP} -m 444 /tmp/whatis.db \
+	    ${DESTDIR}/usr/share/man
+
 .include <bsd.subdir.mk>