diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index bc8ee47..0dbd605 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ install:
     fi
   - grep -Ev -- '^\s*--' ${HOME}/.cabal/config | grep -Ev '^\s*$'
   - "printf 'packages: \".\"\\n' > cabal.project"
-  - "printf 'package xmonad\\n  flags: +generatemanpage\n' >> cabal.project"
+  - "if [ $HCNUMVER -lt 80600 ]; then printf 'package xmonad\\n  flags: +generatemanpage\n' >> cabal.project; fi"
   - touch cabal.project.local
   - "if ! $NOINSTALLEDCONSTRAINTS; then for pkg in $($HCPKG list --simple-output); do echo $pkg  | grep -vw -- xmonad | sed 's/^/constraints: /' | sed 's/-[^-]*$/ installed/' >> cabal.project.local; done; fi"
   - cat cabal.project || true
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ script:
   - cd ${DISTDIR} || false
   - find . -maxdepth 1 -name '*.tar.gz' -exec tar -xvf '{}' \;
   - "printf 'packages: xmonad-*/*.cabal\\n' > cabal.project"
-  - "printf 'package xmonad\\n  flags: +generatemanpage\n' >> cabal.project"
+  - "if [ $HCNUMVER -lt 80600 ]; then printf 'package xmonad\\n  flags: +generatemanpage\n' >> cabal.project; fi"
   - touch cabal.project.local
   - "if ! $NOINSTALLEDCONSTRAINTS; then for pkg in $($HCPKG list --simple-output); do echo $pkg  | grep -vw -- xmonad | sed 's/^/constraints: /' | sed 's/-[^-]*$/ installed/' >> cabal.project.local; done; fi"
   - cat cabal.project || true