diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index b5a7377cb1..146a91bc3e 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -865,7 +865,7 @@ ifdef CONFIG_VIRTFS
 	$(INSTALL_DATA) $(MANUAL_BUILDDIR)/interop/virtfs-proxy-helper.1 "$(DESTDIR)$(mandir)/man1"
 endif
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_LINUX)$(CONFIG_SECCOMP)$(CONFIG_LIBCAP_NG),yyy)
-	$(INSTALL_DATA) docs/interop/virtiofsd.1 "$(DESTDIR)$(mandir)/man1"
+	$(INSTALL_DATA) $(MANUAL_BUILDDIR)/interop/virtiofsd.1 "$(DESTDIR)$(mandir)/man1"
 endif
 
 install-datadir: