diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 6f73b97..3e0177f 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ install: all ${PROJECT}.pc
 	$(QUIET)install -m 644 zathura.h document.h version.h ${DESTDIR}${PREFIX}/include/${PROJECT}
 	$(ECHO) installing manual pages
 	$(QUIET)mkdir -p ${DESTDIR}${MANPREFIX}/man1
-	$(QUIET)if which rst2man > /dev/null ; then \
+	$(QUIET)set -e && if which rst2man > /dev/null ; then \
 		mkdir -p ${DESTDIR}${MANPREFIX}/man1 ; \
 		sed "s/VERSION/${VERSION}/g" < ${PROJECT}.1.rst > ${PROJECT}-v.1.rst ; \
 		rst2man ${PROJECT}-v.1.rst > ${DESTDIR}${MANPREFIX}/man1/${PROJECT}.1 ; \
@@ -125,11 +125,12 @@ install: all ${PROJECT}.pc
 		sed "s/VERSION/${VERSION}/g" < ${PROJECT}rc.5.rst > ${PROJECT}rc-v.5.rst ; \
 		rst2man ${PROJECT}rc-v.5.rst > ${DESTDIR}${MANPREFIX}/man5/${PROJECT}rc.5 ; \
 		rm -f ${PROJECT}rc-v.5.rst ; \
+		$(QUIET)chmod 644 ${DESTDIR}${MANPREFIX}/man1/${PROJECT}.1 ; \
+		$(QUIET)chmod 644 ${DESTDIR}${MANPREFIX}/man5/${PROJECT}rc.5 ; \
 	fi
 	$(QUIET)mkdir -p ${DESTDIR}${DESKTOPPREFIX}
 	$(ECHO) installing desktop file
 	$(QUIET)install -m 644 ${PROJECT}.desktop ${DESTDIR}${DESKTOPPREFIX}
-	$(QUIET)chmod 644 ${DESTDIR}${MANPREFIX}/man1/${PROJECT}.1
 	$(ECHO) installing pkgconfig file
 	$(QUIET)mkdir -p ${DESTDIR}${PREFIX}/lib/pkgconfig
 	$(QUIET)cp -f ${PROJECT}.pc ${DESTDIR}${PREFIX}/lib/pkgconfig