diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 7e38710d4b6..02c8ab30748 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ Bugs fixed
   variables/structure members 
 * #10175: LaTeX: named footnote reference is linked to an incorrect footnote if
   the name is also used in the different document
+* #10269: manpage: Failed to resolve the title of :ref: cross references
 * #10179: i18n: suppress "rST localization" warning
 * #10118: imgconverter: Unnecessary availablity check is called for remote URIs
 * #10181: napoleon: attributes are displayed like class attributes for google
diff --git a/sphinx/builders/manpage.py b/sphinx/builders/manpage.py
index 43637b65a6d..cc6fc1fbebb 100644
--- a/sphinx/builders/manpage.py
+++ b/sphinx/builders/manpage.py
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 from sphinx.application import Sphinx
 from sphinx.builders import Builder
 from sphinx.config import Config
-from sphinx.errors import NoUri
 from sphinx.locale import __
 from sphinx.util import logging, progress_message
 from sphinx.util.console import darkgreen  # type: ignore
@@ -41,9 +40,7 @@ def get_outdated_docs(self) -> Union[str, List[str]]:
         return 'all manpages'  # for now
 
     def get_target_uri(self, docname: str, typ: str = None) -> str:
-        if typ == 'token':
-            return ''
-        raise NoUri(docname, typ)
+        return ''
 
     @progress_message(__('writing'))
     def write(self, *ignored: Any) -> None: