diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 0fc54935..310be160 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ publish-rpm: cloudflared-rpm
 	$(call publish_package,rpm,yum)
 
 cloudflared.1: cloudflared_man_template
-	cat cloudflared_man_template | sed -e 's/\$${VERSION}/$(VERSION)/; s/\$${DATE}/$(DATE)/' > cloudflared.1
+	sed -e 's/\$${VERSION}/$(VERSION)/; s/\$${DATE}/$(DATE)/' cloudflared_man_template > cloudflared.1
 
 install: cloudflared cloudflared.1
 	mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)$(INSTALL_BINDIR) $(DESTDIR)$(INSTALL_MANDIR)