diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 1e69aeb..409d99e 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ BINARY := hermes
 PREFIX := /usr/local
 EXEC_PREFIX := ${PREFIX}
 BINDIR := ${PREFIX}/bin
-MANDIR := ${PREFIX}/man
+DATAROOTDIR := ${PREFIX}/share
+MANDIR := ${DATAROOTDIR}/man
 MAN1DIR := ${MANDIR}/man1
 
 csedit: hermes.c config.h