diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 58e182d..c5d0d18 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2024-07-22  Bruno Haible  <bruno@clisp.org>
+
+	build: Simplify last change.
+	* Makefile.in (doc/gperf.1): Simplify rule.
+
 2024-07-21  Bruno Haible  <bruno@clisp.org>
 
 	build: Fix failure of "./configure; make dist".
diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index aad3e6b..bb2638d 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -109,9 +109,9 @@ dist : force
 # Ensure that the manual page is up-to-date when "make dist" runs.
 dist : doc/gperf.1
 doc/gperf.1: $(srcdir)/src/options.cc
-	(cd lib && $(MAKE)) \
-	  && (cd src && $(MAKE) gperf$(EXEEXT)) \
-	  && (cd doc && $(MAKE) gperf.1)
+	cd lib && $(MAKE)
+	cd src && $(MAKE) gperf$(EXEEXT)
+	cd doc && $(MAKE) gperf.1
 
 force :