diff --git a/config.h.cmake b/config.h.cmake
index d174283a0..4fab81d2f 100644
--- a/config.h.cmake
+++ b/config.h.cmake
@@ -230,3 +230,6 @@
 
 // TDE compositor binary name
 #define TDE_COMPOSITOR_BINARY "compton-tde"
+
+// TDE man installation folder
+#define TDE_MANDIR "@MAN_INSTALL_DIR@"
diff --git a/tdeioslave/man/tdeio_man.cpp b/tdeioslave/man/tdeio_man.cpp
index 92530facb..13fc3b4d5 100644
--- a/tdeioslave/man/tdeio_man.cpp
+++ b/tdeioslave/man/tdeio_man.cpp
@@ -963,6 +963,7 @@ void MANProtocol::constructPath(TQStringList& constr_path, TQStringList constr_c
         "/usr/sunpc/man",
         "/usr/ncd/man",
         "/usr/newsprint/man",
+				TDE_MANDIR,
         NULL };