diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 1f940d3a4..dc39ec478 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
 DESTDIR =
 PREFIX = /usr/local
 SBINDIR = $(PREFIX)/sbin
-MANDIR = $(PREFIX)/man
+MANDIR = $(PREFIX)/share/man
 DOCDIR = $(PREFIX)/doc/haproxy
 
 #### TARGET system