diff --git a/xmonad.cabal b/xmonad.cabal
index 4da1f19..0605532 100644
--- a/xmonad.cabal
+++ b/xmonad.cabal
@@ -43,6 +43,11 @@ flag testing
     description: Testing mode, only build minimal components
     default: False
 
+flag generatemanpage
+     description: Build the tool for generating the man page
+     default: False
+     manual: True
+
 library
     hs-source-dirs:     src
     exposed-modules:    XMonad
@@ -94,6 +99,18 @@ executable xmonad
     if impl(ghc >= 6.12.1)
         ghc-options:  -Wall -fno-warn-unused-do-bind
 
+executable generatemanpage
+    main-is: GenerateManpage.hs
+    hs-source-dirs: util
+    build-depends: base,
+                   Cabal,
+                   pandoc,
+                   pretty,
+                   regex-posix
+
+  if !flag(generatemanpage)
+    buildable: False
+
 -- note util/hpcReport.sh
 test-suite properties
     type: exitcode-stdio-1.0