diff --git a/default.man b/default.man
index bce3f2444..896e5d7e0 100644
--- a/default.man
+++ b/default.man
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 $if(has-tables)$
 .\"t
 $endif$
+$if(pandoc-version)$
 .\" Automatically generated by Pandoc $pandoc-version$
 .\"
+$endif$
 $if(adjusting)$
 .ad $adjusting$
 $endif$