diff --git a/srcpkgs/mdocml/files/makewhatis.cron.daily b/srcpkgs/mdocml/files/makewhatis.cron.daily
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..babbabe0195
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/mdocml/files/makewhatis.cron.daily
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+/sbin/makewhatis -a -Tutf8
+exit 0
diff --git a/srcpkgs/mdocml/template b/srcpkgs/mdocml/template
index 188917c14fc..fd25002f95a 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/mdocml/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/mdocml/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'mdocml'
 pkgname=mdocml
 version=1.13.1
-revision=1
+revision=2
 makedepends="sqlite-devel"
 replaces="groff>=0 man-db>=0"
 short_desc="mdoc macro compiler"
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ checksum=7a18e728dc8555b1095bf7edbf086e1d6afb5508c06a7baecfd0b0e448648bf9
 do_build() {
 	make ${makejobs}
 }
-
 do_install() {
 	make MANDIR=/usr/share/man BINDIR=/usr/bin \
 		EXAMPLEDIR=/usr/share/examples/mdocml \
@@ -22,4 +21,6 @@ do_install() {
 
 	# remove devel stuff.
 	rm -rf ${DESTDIR}/usr/{include,lib}
+	# Daily cron job to generate man db
+	vinstall ${FILESDIR}/makewhatis.cron.daily 755 etc/cron.daily makewhatis
 }