--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -27,11 +27,11 @@
 
 dnl directory for docs (html)
 AC_SUBST(gengetoptdocdir)
-gengetoptdocdir=$docdir
+gengetoptdocdir=$docdir/html
 
 dnl directory for examples
 AC_SUBST(gengetoptexamplesdir)
-gengetoptexamplesdir=$gengetoptdocdir/examples
+gengetoptexamplesdir=$docdir/examples
 
 dnl Checks for C compiler.
 AC_PROG_CC