diff --git a/Make b/Make
index bac7814339..e5f52f1626 100755
--- a/Make
+++ b/Make
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ sh -c 'git describe --abbrev=4 HEAD' >/dev/null 2>&1 || {
 }
 
 d="$d "'
+MAN_BASE_URL="http://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/"
 ASCIIDOC_NO_ROFF=YesPlease
 ASCIIDOC8=YesPlease
 BLK_SHA1=YesPlease
diff --git a/dodoc.sh b/dodoc.sh
index 7396c043fa..132db78fca 100755
--- a/dodoc.sh
+++ b/dodoc.sh
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ done
 
 dd='ASCIIDOC_NO_ROFF=YesPlease
 ASCIIDOC8=YesPlease
+MAN_BASE_URL="http://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/"
 BLK_SHA1=YesPlease
 GNU_ROFF=YesPlease'