diff --git a/config/RULES.Unix b/config/RULES.Unix
index a82fc422f..1e727bfb6 100644
--- a/config/RULES.Unix
+++ b/config/RULES.Unix
@@ -141,18 +141,17 @@ $(TARGETS) $(PROD): $(DEPLIBS)
 
 # Mangen Rule:
 %.1:%
-	$(RM) $(<F)
 	$(RM) $(<F).nr
-	ln -s $<
-	$(MANGEN) -s $(<F)
+	$(MANGEN) -s $<
 	$(MV) $(<F).nr $(<F).1
 
 # Mangen Rule:
 %.1:../%
 	$(RM) $(<F)
 	$(RM) $(<F).nr
-	ln -s $<
-	$(MANGEN) -s $(<F)
+	$(CP) $< $(<F)
+	$(MANGEN) -s $<
+	$(RM) $(<F)
 	$(MV) $(<F).nr $(<F).1
 
 $(LIBNAME): $(LIBOBJS)
diff --git a/config/RULES.Vx b/config/RULES.Vx
index 692444714..0e19388a4 100644
--- a/config/RULES.Vx
+++ b/config/RULES.Vx
@@ -152,10 +152,17 @@ endif
 
 # Mangen Rule:
 %.1:%
+	$(RM) $(<F).nr
+	$(MANGEN) -s $<
+	$(MV) $(<F).nr $(<F).1
+
+# Mangen Rule:
+%.1:../%
 	$(RM) $(<F)
 	$(RM) $(<F).nr
-	ln -s $<
-	$(MANGEN) -s $(<F)
+	$(CP) $< $(<F)
+	$(MANGEN) -s $<
+	$(RM) $(<F)
 	$(MV) $(<F).nr $(<F).1
 
 binInstalls:  $(BIN_INSTALLS)