diff --git a/man/meson.build b/man/meson.build
index 1866c3c3..de4ba29d 100644
--- a/man/meson.build
+++ b/man/meson.build
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ foreach src : man_orgs
   expr_tmpl = ''.join([
     '(progn',
     '  (require \'ox-man)',
+    '  (setq org-export-with-sub-superscripts \'{})',
     '  (org-export-to-file \'man "@0@"))'])
   expr = expr_tmpl.format(org.substring(0,-4))
   sectiondir = join_paths(mandir, 'man' + section)