diff --git a/sys-fs/mdadm/files/mdadm-3.0-dont-make-man.patch b/sys-fs/mdadm/files/mdadm-3.0-dont-make-man.patch
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sys-fs/mdadm/files/mdadm-3.0-dont-make-man.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+The .man files are never installed so there's no point in 
+generating them, especially since the source manpages are 
+installed.
+
+--- mdadm-3.0/Makefile
++++ mdadm-3.0/Makefile
+@@ -69,3 +69,3 @@
+ 
+-all : mdadm mdmon mdadm.man md.man mdadm.conf.man mdmon.man
++all : mdadm mdmon
+