diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 44311c716f..e585207106 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -344,8 +344,8 @@ install-mplayer-man:
 		if test "$$lang" = en ; then \
 			$(INSTALL) -c -m 644 DOCS/man/en/mplayer.1 $(MANDIR)/man1/ ; \
 		else \
-			$(INSTALL) -d $(MANDIR)/$$i/man1 ; \
-			$(INSTALL) -c -m 644 DOCS/man/$$lang/mplayer.1 $(MANDIR)/$$i/man1/ ; \
+			$(INSTALL) -d $(MANDIR)/$$lang/man1 ; \
+			$(INSTALL) -c -m 644 DOCS/man/$$lang/mplayer.1 $(MANDIR)/$$lang/man1/ ; \
 		fi ; \
 	done