diff --git a/src/bootstrap/install.rs b/src/bootstrap/install.rs
index fd0acc3a919b0..22124ec67f5f3 100644
--- a/src/bootstrap/install.rs
+++ b/src/bootstrap/install.rs
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ fn install_sh(
     let prefix = default_path(&builder.config.prefix, "/usr/local");
     let sysconfdir = prefix.join(default_path(&builder.config.sysconfdir, "/etc"));
     let datadir = prefix.join(default_path(&builder.config.datadir, "share"));
-    let docdir = prefix.join(default_path(&builder.config.docdir, "share/doc"));
+    let docdir = prefix.join(default_path(&builder.config.docdir, "share/doc/rust"));
     let mandir = prefix.join(default_path(&builder.config.mandir, "share/man"));
     let libdir = prefix.join(default_path(&builder.config.libdir, "lib"));
     let bindir = prefix.join(&builder.config.bindir); // Default in config.rs