diff --git a/mkpkgng.in b/mkpkgng.in
index 644ded1..7dd7064 100644
--- a/mkpkgng.in
+++ b/mkpkgng.in
@@ -114,6 +114,17 @@ set -e
 info "Installing into the temporary directory."
 $make install DESTDIR="$tmproot"
 
+#
+# Compress man pages
+#
+find $tmproot -type d -name 'man[0-9]' |
+while read mandir ; do
+	find $mandir -type f -name '*.[0-9]' |
+	while read manpage ; do
+		gzip "$manpage"
+	done
+done
+
 #
 # Generate stub manifest
 #