diff --git a/man/meson.build b/man/meson.build
index f555d629df..88e06b384a 100644
--- a/man/meson.build
+++ b/man/meson.build
@@ -217,16 +217,14 @@ endif
 
 ############################################################
 
-if git.found()
-        custom_target(
-                'update-man-rules',
-                output : 'update-man-rules',
-                command : ['sh', '-c',
-                           'cd @0@ && '.format(meson.build_root()) +
-                           'python3 @0@/tools/update-man-rules.py $(git ls-files ":/man/*.xml") >t && '.format(project_source_root) +
-                           'mv t @0@/rules/meson.build'.format(meson.current_source_dir())],
-                depend_files : custom_entities_ent)
-endif
+custom_target(
+        'update-man-rules',
+        output : 'update-man-rules',
+        command : ['sh', '-c',
+                        'cd @0@ && '.format(meson.build_root()) +
+                        'python3 @0@/tools/update-man-rules.py $(find @0@ -wholename "*/man/*.xml") >t && '.format(project_source_root) +
+                        'mv t @0@/rules/meson.build'.format(meson.current_source_dir())],
+        depend_files : custom_entities_ent)
 
 ############################################################
 
diff --git a/mkosi.build b/mkosi.build
index 0fa0f0aa17..a74fc196be 100755
--- a/mkosi.build
+++ b/mkosi.build
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ if [ ! -f "$BUILDDIR"/build.ninja ] ; then
 fi
 
 cd "$BUILDDIR"
-ninja
+ninja "$@"
 if [ "$WITH_TESTS" = 1 ] ; then
         for id in 1 2 3; do
                 getent group $id > /dev/null || groupadd -g $id testgroup$id