diff --git a/sci-libs/netcdf/netcdf-4.4.0-r1.ebuild b/sci-libs/netcdf/netcdf-4.4.0-r1.ebuild
index d82570b39285a..982aff2f1dfd8 100644
--- a/sci-libs/netcdf/netcdf-4.4.0-r1.ebuild
+++ b/sci-libs/netcdf/netcdf-4.4.0-r1.ebuild
@@ -46,9 +46,6 @@ src_configure() {
 
 src_install() {
 	default
-	if use examples; then
-		insinto /usr/share/doc/${PF}
-		doins -r examples
-	fi
+	use examples && dodoc -r examples
 	prune_libtool_files
 }