diff --git a/sys-apps/man/man-1.6g.recipe b/sys-apps/man/man-1.6g.recipe
index 89e88d425..d4ac859f0 100644
--- a/sys-apps/man/man-1.6g.recipe
+++ b/sys-apps/man/man-1.6g.recipe
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ CHECKSUM_SHA256="ccdcb8c3f4e0080923d7e818f0e4a202db26c46415eaef361387c20995b8959
 PATCHES="man-1.6g.patchset"
 ADDITIONAL_FILES="fix_man_settings_paths.sh"
 
-ARCHITECTURES="x86_gcc2 x86 x86_64"
+# disabled: superseded by mandoc
+#ARCHITECTURES="x86_gcc2 x86 x86_64"
 
 GLOBAL_WRITABLE_FILES="
 	settings/man.conf keep-old