diff --git a/dev-python/rootpy/rootpy-1.0.1-r1.ebuild b/dev-python/rootpy/rootpy-1.0.1-r1.ebuild
index f1b3bbd73790a..6b13cc9333d3c 100644
--- a/dev-python/rootpy/rootpy-1.0.1-r1.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/rootpy/rootpy-1.0.1-r1.ebuild
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ python_test() {
 python_install_all() {
 	distutils-r1_python_install_all
 	if use examples; then
-		insinto /usr/share/doc/${PF}
-		doins -r examples
+		dodoc -r examples
 	fi
 }