diff --git a/package/iostat/iostat.mk b/package/iostat/iostat.mk
index 8610f8fad..2080e5653 100644
--- a/package/iostat/iostat.mk
+++ b/package/iostat/iostat.mk
@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@ endef
 
 define IOSTAT_INSTALL_TARGET_CMDS
 	$(INSTALL) -D $(IOSTAT_DIR)/iostat $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/bin/iostat
-	$(INSTALL) -D $(IOSTAT_DIR)/iostat.8 \
-		$(TARGET_DIR)/usr/share/man/man8/iostat.8
 endef
 
 $(eval $(generic-package))