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diff --git a/tools/bpf/Makefile.helpers b/tools/bpf/Makefile.helpers
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+ifndef allow-override
+  include ../scripts/Makefile.include
+  include ../scripts/utilities.mak
+else
+  # Assume Makefile.helpers is being run from bpftool/Documentation
+  # subdirectory. Go up two more directories to fetch bpf.h header and
+  # associated script.
+  UP2DIR := ../../
+endif
+
+INSTALL ?= install
+RM ?= rm -f
+RMDIR ?= rmdir --ignore-fail-on-non-empty
+
+ifeq ($(V),1)
+  Q =
+else
+  Q = @
+endif
+
+prefix ?= /usr/local
+mandir ?= $(prefix)/man
+man7dir = $(mandir)/man7
+
+HELPERS_RST = bpf-helpers.rst
+MAN7_RST = $(HELPERS_RST)
+
+_DOC_MAN7 = $(patsubst %.rst,%.7,$(MAN7_RST))
+DOC_MAN7 = $(addprefix $(OUTPUT),$(_DOC_MAN7))
+
+helpers: man7
+man7: $(DOC_MAN7)
+
+RST2MAN_DEP := $(shell command -v rst2man 2>/dev/null)
+
+$(OUTPUT)$(HELPERS_RST): $(UP2DIR)../../include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
+	$(QUIET_GEN)$(UP2DIR)../../scripts/bpf_helpers_doc.py --filename $< > $@
+
+$(OUTPUT)%.7: $(OUTPUT)%.rst
+ifndef RST2MAN_DEP
+	$(error "rst2man not found, but required to generate man pages")
+endif
+	$(QUIET_GEN)rst2man $< > $@
+
+helpers-clean:
+	$(call QUIET_CLEAN, eBPF_helpers-manpage)
+	$(Q)$(RM) $(DOC_MAN7) $(OUTPUT)$(HELPERS_RST)
+
+helpers-install: helpers
+	$(call QUIET_INSTALL, eBPF_helpers-manpage)
+	$(Q)$(INSTALL) -d -m 755 $(DESTDIR)$(man7dir)
+	$(Q)$(INSTALL) -m 644 $(DOC_MAN7) $(DESTDIR)$(man7dir)
+
+helpers-uninstall:
+	$(call QUIET_UNINST, eBPF_helpers-manpage)
+	$(Q)$(RM) $(addprefix $(DESTDIR)$(man7dir)/,$(_DOC_MAN7))
+	$(Q)$(RMDIR) $(DESTDIR)$(man7dir)
+
+.PHONY: helpers helpers-clean helpers-install helpers-uninstall