diff --git a/docs/Makefile.am b/docs/Makefile.am
index 8e12d682..862a01f0 100644
--- a/docs/Makefile.am
+++ b/docs/Makefile.am
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
-doc_DATA = config.md conditions.md distro.md inetd.md plugins.md	\
-	   service.md signals.md svc-machine.png
+docsdir   := @docdir@/docs
+docs_DATA  = config.md conditions.md distro.md inetd.md plugins.md	\
+	     service.md signals.md svc-machine.png