diff --git a/man/meson.build b/man/meson.build
index 929431668..41fbf583a 100644
--- a/man/meson.build
+++ b/man/meson.build
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ if enable_ovs
   mans += [['nm-openvswitch', '7']]
 endif
 
+content_files += join_paths(meson.current_build_dir(), 'common.ent')
+
 foreach man: mans
   input = man[0] + '.xml'
   content_files += join_paths(meson.current_source_dir(), input)