diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 03454230f..1246144f4 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS = -I m4
 AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = foreign 1.6
 
 SUBDIRS = src doc
-docdir = $(prefix)/share/doc/$(PACKAGE)
 doc_DATA = README UPGRADING
 EXTRA_DIST = COPYING $(doc_DATA) m4 autogen.sh bs build.mk scripts .gitignore
 
diff --git a/doc/Makefile.am b/doc/Makefile.am
index 4fe260180..9cba2f08a 100644
--- a/doc/Makefile.am
+++ b/doc/Makefile.am
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
 man_MANS = mpd.1 mpd.conf.5
-docdir = $(prefix)/share/doc/$(PACKAGE)
 doc_DATA = COMMANDS mpdconf.example
 EXTRA_DIST = $(man_MANS) $(doc_DATA)