diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 927f2501a0..e00debdfbc 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -451,8 +451,8 @@ install-mpv-man-en: DOCS/man/en/mpv.1
 install-mpv-pdf:  install-mpv-pdf-en
 
 install-mpv-pdf-en: DOCS/man/en/mpv.pdf
-	if test ! -d $(DOCDIR)/mpv ; then $(INSTALL) -d $(DOCDIR)/mpv ; fi
-	$(INSTALL) -m 644 DOCS/man/en/mpv.pdf $(DOCDIR)/mpv/
+	if test ! -d $(DOCDIR) ; then $(INSTALL) -d $(DOCDIR) ; fi
+	$(INSTALL) -m 644 DOCS/man/en/mpv.pdf $(DOCDIR)/
 
 ICONSIZES = 16x16 32x32 64x64
 
@@ -476,7 +476,7 @@ uninstall:
 	$(RM) $(BINDIR)/mpv$(EXESUF)
 	$(RM) $(MANDIR)/man1/mpv.1
 	$(RM) $(MANDIR)/en/man1/mpv.1
-	$(RM) $(DOCDIR)/mpv/mpv.pdf
+	$(RM) $(DOCDIR)/mpv.pdf
 	$(RM) $(prefix)/share/applications/mpv.desktop
 	$(RM) $(foreach size,$(ICONSIZES),$(prefix)/share/icons/hicolor/$(size)/apps/mpv.png)
 
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 05f2f94031..8304d46fda 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ Installation directories:
   --datadir=DIR          directory for installing machine independent
                          data files (skins, etc) [PREFIX/share/mpv]
   --mandir=DIR           directory for installing man pages [PREFIX/share/man]
-  --docdir=DIR           directory for installing other docs [PREFIX/share/doc]
+  --docdir=DIR           directory for installing docs [PREFIX/share/doc/mpv]
   --confdir=DIR          directory for installing configuration files
                          [PREFIX/etc/mpv]
   --localedir=DIR        directory for gettext locales [PREFIX/share/locale]
@@ -740,7 +740,7 @@ done
 # Atmos: moved this here, to be correct, if --prefix is specified
 test -z "$_bindir"  && _bindir="$_prefix/bin"
 test -z "$_mandir"  && _mandir="$_prefix/share/man"
-test -z "$_docdir"  && _docdir="$_prefix/share/doc"
+test -z "$_docdir"  && _docdir="$_prefix/share/doc/mpv"
 test -z "$_confdir" && _confdir="$_prefix/etc/mpv"
 test -z "$_localedir"  && _localedir="$_prefix/share/locale"