diff --git a/docs/RELEASE.md b/docs/RELEASE.md
index 5914464107..31a06515a1 100644
--- a/docs/RELEASE.md
+++ b/docs/RELEASE.md
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ layout: default
 2. Update the contributors list in NEWS (`meson compile -C build git-contrib`)
 3. Update the time and place in NEWS
 4. [RC1] Update version and library numbers in `meson.build`
-5. Check dbus docs with `meson compile -C build man/update-dbus-docs`
+5. Check dbus docs with `meson compile -C build update-dbus-docs`
 6. Tag the release: `version=vXXX-rcY && git tag -s "${version}" -m "systemd ${version}"`
 7. Do `meson compile -C build`
 8. Make sure that the version string and package string match: `build/systemctl --version`
diff --git a/man/meson.build b/man/meson.build
index 88e06b384a..327df94c27 100644
--- a/man/meson.build
+++ b/man/meson.build
@@ -198,25 +198,6 @@ run_target(
 
 ############################################################
 
-if dbus_docs.length() > 0
-        custom_target(
-                'update-dbus-docs',
-                output : 'update-dbus-docs',
-                command : [update_dbus_docs_py,
-                           '--build-dir=@0@'.format(project_build_root),
-                           '@INPUT@'],
-                input : dbus_docs)
-
-        if conf.get('BUILD_MODE') == 'BUILD_MODE_DEVELOPER'
-                test('dbus-docs-fresh',
-                     update_dbus_docs_py,
-                     args : ['--build-dir=@0@'.format(project_build_root),
-                             '--test'] + dbus_docs)
-        endif
-endif
-
-############################################################
-
 custom_target(
         'update-man-rules',
         output : 'update-man-rules',
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 6d18355b0c..f1de3a87d3 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -3605,6 +3605,25 @@ run_target(
         depends : [man, libsystemd, libudev],
         command : [check_api_docs_sh, libsystemd.full_path(), libudev.full_path()])
 
+############################################################
+
+if dbus_docs.length() > 0
+        custom_target(
+                'update-dbus-docs',
+                output : 'update-dbus-docs',
+                command : [update_dbus_docs_py,
+                           '--build-dir=@0@'.format(project_build_root),
+                           '@INPUT@'],
+                input : dbus_docs)
+
+        if conf.get('BUILD_MODE') == 'BUILD_MODE_DEVELOPER'
+                test('dbus-docs-fresh',
+                     update_dbus_docs_py,
+                     args : ['--build-dir=@0@'.format(project_build_root),
+                             '--test'] + dbus_docs)
+        endif
+endif
+
 ############################################################
 watchdog_opt = service_watchdog == '' ? 'disabled' : service_watchdog
 
diff --git a/tools/update-dbus-docs.py b/tools/update-dbus-docs.py
index 8fea0b8a00..ebe67af836 100755
--- a/tools/update-dbus-docs.py
+++ b/tools/update-dbus-docs.py
@@ -322,4 +322,4 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
 
     if opts.test and outdated:
         exit(f'Outdated pages: {", ".join(outdated)}\n'
-             f'Hint: ninja -C {opts.build_dir} man/update-dbus-docs')
+             f'Hint: ninja -C {opts.build_dir} update-dbus-docs')