diff --git a/dev-libs/xxhash/xxhash-0.8.3-r1.ebuild b/dev-libs/xxhash/xxhash-0.8.3-r1.ebuild
index 717ad92fcfdef..ca5f8b1f492d2 100644
--- a/dev-libs/xxhash/xxhash-0.8.3-r1.ebuild
+++ b/dev-libs/xxhash/xxhash-0.8.3-r1.ebuild
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ myemake() {
 		CC="$(tc-getCC)" \
 		PREFIX="${EPREFIX}"/usr \
 		LIBDIR="${EPREFIX}"/usr/$(get_libdir) \
+		MANDIR='$(man1dir)' \
 		"${@}"
 }