diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index d84f31e..7fc1cfc 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -16,9 +16,17 @@ install_v()
 install_v git-remote-gcrypt "$DESTDIR$prefix/bin" 755
 
 if command -v rst2man >/dev/null
+then
+	rst2man='rst2man'
+elif command -v rst2man.py >/dev/null # it is installed as rst2man.py on macOS
+then
+	rst2man='rst2man.py'
+fi
+
+if [ -n "$rst2man" ]
 then
 	trap 'rm -f git-remote-gcrypt.1.gz' EXIT
-	verbose rst2man ./README.rst | gzip -9 > git-remote-gcrypt.1.gz
+	verbose $rst2man ./README.rst | gzip -9 > git-remote-gcrypt.1.gz
 	install_v git-remote-gcrypt.1.gz "$DESTDIR$prefix/share/man/man1" 644
 else
 	echo "'rst2man' not found, man page not installed" >&2