diff --git a/mk/prepare.mk b/mk/prepare.mk
index bfc5c8785d0..36c2721023f 100644
--- a/mk/prepare.mk
+++ b/mk/prepare.mk
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ prepare-base: PREPARE_SOURCE_LIB_DIR=$(PREPARE_SOURCE_DIR)/$(CFG_LIBDIR_RELATIVE
 prepare-base: PREPARE_SOURCE_MAN_DIR=$(S)/man
 prepare-base: PREPARE_DEST_BIN_DIR=$(PREPARE_DEST_DIR)/bin
 prepare-base: PREPARE_DEST_LIB_DIR=$(PREPARE_DEST_DIR)/$(CFG_LIBDIR_RELATIVE)
-prepare-base: PREPARE_DEST_MAN_DIR=$(PREPARE_DEST_DIR)/man/man1
+prepare-base: PREPARE_DEST_MAN_DIR=$(PREPARE_DEST_DIR)/share/man/man1
 prepare-base: prepare-host prepare-targets
 
 prepare-everything: prepare-host prepare-targets