diff --git a/common/docs/Makefile b/common/docs/Makefile
index b7e69ac3e5..97fe626863 100644
--- a/common/docs/Makefile
+++ b/common/docs/Makefile
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ docs: $(patsubst %.md,%,$(wildcard *.md))
 .PHONY: install
 install:
 	install -d ${DESTDIR}/${MANDIR}/man5
-	install -m 0644 .*.5 *.5 ${DESTDIR}/${MANDIR}/man5
+	install -m 0644 *5 ${DESTDIR}/${MANDIR}/man5
+	install -m 0644 links/.*.5 ${DESTDIR}/${MANDIR}/man5
 
 .PHONY: clean
 clean:
diff --git a/common/docs/links/.containerignore.5 b/common/docs/links/.containerignore.5
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7e223ec352
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/docs/links/.containerignore.5
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+.so man5/containerignore.5