diff --git a/man/Makefile b/man/Makefile
index a4b3b38e..08f5cfe8 100644
--- a/man/Makefile
+++ b/man/Makefile
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ html: $(HTML_FILES)
 pycam.1: $(RUN_SCRIPT) $(PYCAM_MAN_INCLUDE_FILE)
 	help2man --no-info --name="Toolpath Generation for 3-Axis CNC machining" \
 		--section=1 --manual="PyCAM manual" --include="$(PYCAM_MAN_INCLUDE_FILE)" \
-		--output="$@" "$(RUN_SCRIPT)"
+		--output="$@" "$(RUN_SCRIPT)" --no-discard-stderr
 
 %.html: %
 	man2html $* >"$@"