diff --git a/Documentation/Makefile b/Documentation/Makefile
index a89823e1d1..4f152077dd 100644
--- a/Documentation/Makefile
+++ b/Documentation/Makefile
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ manpage-cmd = $(QUIET_XMLTO)$(XMLTO) -m $(MANPAGE_XSL) $(XMLTO_EXTRA) man $<
 %.xml : %.txt $(ASCIIDOC_DEPS)
 	$(QUIET_ASCIIDOC)$(TXT_TO_XML) -d manpage -o $@ $<
 
-user-manual.xml: user-manual.txt user-manual.conf $(ASCIIDOC_DEPS)
+user-manual.xml: user-manual.txt $(ASCIIDOC_DEPS)
 	$(QUIET_ASCIIDOC)$(TXT_TO_XML) -d book -o $@ $<
 
 technical/api-index.txt: technical/api-index-skel.txt \
diff --git a/Documentation/asciidoc.conf.in b/Documentation/asciidoc.conf.in
index b89bccf230..f2aef6cb79 100644
--- a/Documentation/asciidoc.conf.in
+++ b/Documentation/asciidoc.conf.in
@@ -25,12 +25,22 @@ manmanual=Git Manual
 mansource=Git @GIT_VERSION@
 revdate=@GIT_DATE@
 
+ifdef::doctype-book[]
+[titles]
+	underlines="__","==","--","~~","^^"
+endif::doctype-book[]
+
 ifdef::backend-docbook[]
 [linkgit-inlinemacro]
+ifndef::doctype-book[]
 {0%{target}}
 {0#<citerefentry>}
 {0#<refentrytitle>{target}</refentrytitle><manvolnum>{0}</manvolnum>}
 {0#</citerefentry>}
+endif::doctype-book[]
+ifdef::doctype-book[]
+<ulink url="{target}.html">{target}{0?({0})}</ulink>
+endif::doctype-book[]
 
 [literal-inlinemacro]
 {eval:re.sub(r'(&lt;[-a-zA-Z0-9.]+&gt;)', r'<emphasis>\1</emphasis>', re.sub(r'([\[\s|()>]|^|\]|&gt;)(\.?([-a-zA-Z0-9:+=~@,\/_^\$]+\.?)+)',r'\1<literal>\2</literal>', re.sub(r'(\.\.\.?)([^\]$.])', r'<literal>\1</literal>\2', macros.passthroughs[int(attrs['passtext'][1:-1])] if attrs['passtext'][1:-1].isnumeric() else attrs['passtext'][1:-1])))}
diff --git a/Documentation/user-manual.conf b/Documentation/user-manual.conf
deleted file mode 100644
index 0148f126dc..0000000000
--- a/Documentation/user-manual.conf
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-[titles]
-	underlines="__","==","--","~~","^^"
-
-[attributes]
-caret=^
-startsb=&#91;
-endsb=&#93;
-tilde=&#126;
-
-[linkgit-inlinemacro]
-<ulink url="{target}.html">{target}{0?({0})}</ulink>