diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index d9c65ad376..c2e938ab87 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -348,8 +348,8 @@ install: $(TARGET)
 	mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/share/icons 2>/dev/null || /bin/true
 	install -m755 $(TARGET) $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/bin 
 	install -m644 retroarch.cfg $(DESTDIR)/etc/retroarch.cfg
-	install -m644 docs/retroarch.1 $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/share/man/man1
-	install -m644 docs/retroarch-joyconfig.1 $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/share/man/man1
+	install -m644 docs/retroarch.1 $(DESTDIR)$(MAN_DIR)
+	install -m644 docs/retroarch-joyconfig.1 $(DESTDIR)$(MAN_DIR)
 	install -m755 retroarch-zip $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/bin
 	install -m644 media/retroarch.png $(DESTDIR)/usr/share/icons
 
diff --git a/qb/config.libs.sh b/qb/config.libs.sh
index c30fa241c1..7cecd5bcbc 100644
--- a/qb/config.libs.sh
+++ b/qb/config.libs.sh
@@ -37,6 +37,12 @@ fi
    add_define_make libretro "$LIBRETRO"
 }
 
+if [ "$MAN_DIR" ]; then
+   add_define_make MAN_DIR "$MAN_DIR"
+else
+   add_define_make MAN_DIR "${PREFIX}/share/man/man1"
+fi
+
 check_lib THREADS -lpthread pthread_create
 check_lib DYLIB "$DYLIB" dlopen
 
diff --git a/qb/config.params.sh b/qb/config.params.sh
index a38f111380..323c6799ef 100644
--- a/qb/config.params.sh
+++ b/qb/config.params.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 HAVE_DYNAMIC=yes        # Disable dynamic loading of libretro library
 HAVE_SDL=auto           # SDL support
 HAVE_LIBRETRO=          # libretro library used
+HAVE_MAN_DIR=           # Manpage install directory
 HAVE_THREADS=auto       # Threading support
 HAVE_FFMPEG=auto        # Enable FFmpeg recording support
 HAVE_DYLIB=auto         # Enable dynamic loading support