diff --git a/pkgs/tools/compression/bzip2/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/compression/bzip2/default.nix
index 6be18e12a26..ff13c1a2ed0 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/compression/bzip2/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/compression/bzip2/default.nix
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   sharedLibrary =
     !stdenv.isDarwin && !(stdenv ? isDietLibC) && !(stdenv ? isStatic) && stdenv.system != "i686-cygwin" && !linkStatic;
 
+  preConfigure = "substituteInPlace Makefile --replace '$(PREFIX)/man' '$(PREFIX)/share/man'";
+
   makeFlags = if linkStatic then "LDFLAGS=-static" else "";
 
   inherit linkStatic;