diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 4a0e77f3d..7545534b2 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 VERSION = 1.0
 
 PREFIX = /usr/local
-MANPREFIX = $(PREFIX)/man
+MANPREFIX = $(PREFIX)/share/man
 
 CFLAGS += -O3 -march=native -Wall -Wextra -Wno-unused-parameter
 LDLIBS = -lcurses
diff --git a/Makefile.generic b/Makefile.generic
index 5a656c394..eed4b45e0 100644
--- a/Makefile.generic
+++ b/Makefile.generic
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 VERSION = 1.0
 
 PREFIX = /usr/local
-MANPREFIX = $(PREFIX)/man
+MANPREFIX = $(PREFIX)/share/man
 
 CFLAGS += -O2 -Wall -Wextra -Wno-unused-parameter
 LDLIBS = -lcurses