diff --git a/doc/manuals/Makefile.am b/doc/manuals/Makefile.am
index 3b50d4e..14d142d 100644
--- a/doc/manuals/Makefile.am
+++ b/doc/manuals/Makefile.am
@@ -14,6 +14,11 @@
   VTY_REFERENCE = osmomsc-vty-reference.xml
   include $(OSMO_GSM_MANUALS_DIR)/build/Makefile.vty-reference.inc
 
+  BUILT_REFERENCE_XML = $(builddir)/vty/msc_vty_reference.xml
+  $(builddir)/vty/msc_vty_reference.xml: $(top_builddir)/src/osmo-msc/osmo-msc
+	mkdir -p $(builddir)/vty
+	$(top_builddir)/src/osmo-msc/osmo-msc --vty-ref-xml > $@
+
   OSMO_REPOSITORY = osmo-msc
   include $(OSMO_GSM_MANUALS_DIR)/build/Makefile.common.inc
 endif