diff --git a/source/creator/CMakeLists.txt b/source/creator/CMakeLists.txt
index 3462fcd5b99..14bb46d60c3 100644
--- a/source/creator/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/source/creator/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1659,14 +1659,20 @@ endif()
 if(UNIX AND NOT APPLE)
   if(NOT WITH_PYTHON_MODULE)
     if(WITH_DOC_MANPAGE)
+      # Only run the command to generate the man-page when it may be outdated.
+      # The `IS_NEWER_THAN` checks always run when files are missing.
       install(
         CODE "\
-execute_process(\
-  COMMAND \
-  \"${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/doc/manpage/blender.1.py\" \
-  --blender \"${EXECUTABLE_OUTPUT_PATH}/blender\" \
-  --output \"${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/blender.1\"\
-)"
+set(BLENDER_BIN \"${EXECUTABLE_OUTPUT_PATH}/blender\")\n\
+set(MANPAGE_GEN \"${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/doc/manpage/blender.1.py\")\n\
+set(MANPAGE_OUT \"${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/blender.1\")\n\
+if(\n\
+  ($\{BLENDER_BIN\} IS_NEWER_THAN $\{MANPAGE_OUT\}) OR\n\
+  ($\{MANPAGE_GEN\} IS_NEWER_THAN $\{MANPAGE_OUT\})\n\
+)\n\
+  execute_process(COMMAND $\{MANPAGE_GEN\} --blender $\{BLENDER_BIN\} --output $\{MANPAGE_OUT\})\n\
+endif()\n\
+"
         DEPENDS blender
       )