diff --git a/media-sound/ncmpcpp/ncmpcpp-0.8.2-r1.ebuild b/media-sound/ncmpcpp/ncmpcpp-0.8.2-r1.ebuild
index 6db57f5943927..007f6387ce674 100644
--- a/media-sound/ncmpcpp/ncmpcpp-0.8.2-r1.ebuild
+++ b/media-sound/ncmpcpp/ncmpcpp-0.8.2-r1.ebuild
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ src_install() {
 pkg_postinst() {
 	echo
 	elog "Example configuration files have been installed at"
-	elog "${ROOT}usr/share/doc/${PF}"
+	elog "${ROOT}/usr/share/doc/${PF}"
 	elog "${P} uses ~/.ncmpcpp/config and ~/.ncmpcpp/bindings"
 	elog "as user configuration files."
 	echo
diff --git a/media-sound/ncmpcpp/ncmpcpp-9999.ebuild b/media-sound/ncmpcpp/ncmpcpp-9999.ebuild
index f5c7770182d29..7b75299afc52f 100644
--- a/media-sound/ncmpcpp/ncmpcpp-9999.ebuild
+++ b/media-sound/ncmpcpp/ncmpcpp-9999.ebuild
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ src_install() {
 pkg_postinst() {
 	echo
 	elog "Example configuration files have been installed at"
-	elog "${ROOT}usr/share/doc/${PF}"
+	elog "${ROOT}/usr/share/doc/${PF}"
 	elog "${P} uses ~/.ncmpcpp/config and ~/.ncmpcpp/bindings"
 	elog "as user configuration files."
 	echo