diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index c5676b0b94..05c450c4f3 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -612,6 +612,7 @@ guix-binary.%.tar.xz:
 
 dist-hook: $(distdir)/ChangeLog gen-AUTHORS gen-tarball-version
 dist-hook: assert-no-store-file-names
+dist-hook: doc-po-update
 
 distcheck-hook: assert-binaries-available assert-final-inputs-self-contained
 
diff --git a/po/doc/local.mk b/po/doc/local.mk
index 3d3b4f67b1..6b934d945a 100644
--- a/po/doc/local.mk
+++ b/po/doc/local.mk
@@ -16,11 +16,14 @@
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 # along with GNU Guix.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
-EXTRA_DIST = \
-  %D%/guix-manual.pot \
+DOC_PO_FILES= \
   %D%/guix-manual.de.po \
   %D%/guix-manual.fr.po
 
+EXTRA_DIST = \
+  %D%/guix-manual.pot \
+  $(DOC_PO_FILES)
+
 POT_OPTIONS = --package-name "guix" --package-version "$(VERSION)" \
 	          --copyright-holder "Ludovic Courtès" \
 			  --msgid-bugs-address "ludo@gnu.org"
@@ -58,3 +61,8 @@ doc-pot-update:
 	done
 	msgcat $(addprefix $(srcdir)/po/doc/, $(TMP_POT_FILES)) > $(srcdir)/po/doc/guix-manual.pot
 	rm -f $(addprefix $(srcdir)/po/doc/, $(TMP_POT_FILES))
+
+doc-po-update: doc-pot-update
+	for f in $(DOC_PO_FILES); do \
+		$(MAKE) "$$f"; \
+	done