diff --git a/Shorewall-lite/install.sh b/Shorewall-lite/install.sh
index 7c45f604c..03d956333 100755
--- a/Shorewall-lite/install.sh
+++ b/Shorewall-lite/install.sh
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ echo "Modules file installed as ${PREFIX}/usr/share/shorewall-lite/modules"
 
 cd manpages
 
-[ -n "$INSTALLD" ] || mkdir -p ${PREFIX}${MANDIR}/man5/ ${PREFIX}${MANDIR}/man8/
+[ -n "$INSTALLD" ] || mkdir -p ${PREFIX}$/usr/share/man/man5/ ${PREFIX}${MANDIR}/man8/
 
 for f in *.5; do
     gzip -c $f > $f.gz
diff --git a/Shorewall6-lite/install.sh b/Shorewall6-lite/install.sh
index 1cc8fab88..d308da92d 100755
--- a/Shorewall6-lite/install.sh
+++ b/Shorewall6-lite/install.sh
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ echo "Modules file installed as ${PREFIX}/usr/share/shorewall6-lite/modules"
 
 cd manpages
 
-[ -n "$INSTALLD" ] || mkdir -p ${PREFIX}${MANDIR}/man5/ ${PREFIX}${MANDIR}/man8/
+[ -n "$INSTALLD" ] || mkdir -p ${PREFIX}/usr/share/man/man5/ ${PREFIX}/usr/share/man/man8/
 
 for f in *.5; do
     gzip -c $f > $f.gz