2 files changed, 9 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/doc/man/Makefile.am b/doc/man/Makefile.am
index edbc0911a1..8f890da532 100644
--- a/doc/man/Makefile.am
+++ b/doc/man/Makefile.am
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@ if BUILD_BITCOIN_TX
   dist_man1_MANS+=bitcoin-tx.1
 endif
 
+if BUILD_BITCOIN_UTIL
+  dist_man1_MANS+=bitcoin-util.1
+endif
+
 if ENABLE_WALLET
 if BUILD_BITCOIN_WALLET
   dist_man1_MANS+=bitcoin-wallet.1
diff --git a/doc/man/bitcoin-util.1 b/doc/man/bitcoin-util.1
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b79a631873
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/man/bitcoin-util.1
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+.TH BITCOIN-UTIL "1"
+.SH NAME
+bitcoin-util \- manual page for bitcoin-util
+
+This is a placefolder file. Please follow the instructions in \fIcontrib/devtools/README.md\fR to generate the manual pages after a release.