diff --git a/tools/make-main-dist.sh b/tools/make-main-dist.sh
index 4c7a68fc8c371490eed999fe6fc5ba425ff5a79d..210f6094b85f293621c46c1ee6d16912500636f7 100755
--- a/tools/make-main-dist.sh
+++ b/tools/make-main-dist.sh
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ then
 fi
 
 DESTDIR=${INSTALL_DIR:-release}
-MANDIR=${MANDIR:-man}
+MANDIR=${MANDIR:-man/man1}
 TARGET="`echo $1 | sed 's:/*$::'`"
 VERSION=$2
 ARCH=$3