diff --git a/doc/meson.build b/doc/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7726ab6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+install_man('espeakup.8')
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 752de2e..91bbd9c 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ alsa_dep = dependency('alsa')
 m_dep = cc.find_library('m', required : false)
 
 subdir('src')
+subdir('doc')
 
 executable('espeakup',
            espeakup_sources,