diff --git a/x11/mate-applets/Makefile b/x11/mate-applets/Makefile
index 3cc083b0de5a..9fa56c654374 100644
--- a/x11/mate-applets/Makefile
+++ b/x11/mate-applets/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 PORTNAME=	mate-applets
 PORTVERSION=	1.26.0
-PORTREVISION=	4
+PORTREVISION=	5
 CATEGORIES=	x11 mate
 MASTER_SITES=	MATE
 DIST_SUBDIR=	mate
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ USE_XORG=	ice sm x11
 USE_GNOME=	cairo gtk30 gtksourceview3 intltool libwnck3 libxml2
 USE_LDCONFIG=	yes
 GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
+GNU_CONFIGURE_MANPREFIX=${PREFIX}/share
 CONFIGURE_ENV=	OS_SYS="/usr/include"
 CONFIGURE_ARGS=	--without-nl
 
diff --git a/x11/mate-applets/pkg-plist b/x11/mate-applets/pkg-plist
index a1d5c4ade1dc..b4e9344932bb 100644
--- a/x11/mate-applets/pkg-plist
+++ b/x11/mate-applets/pkg-plist
@@ -11,12 +11,12 @@ libexec/mateweather-applet
 libexec/stickynotes-applet
 libexec/timer-applet
 libexec/trashapplet
-man/man1/mate-charpick-applet.1.gz
-man/man1/mate-cpufreq-selector.1.gz
-man/man1/mate-drivemount-applet.1.gz
-man/man1/mate-geyes-applet.1.gz
-man/man1/mate-multiload-applet.1.gz
-man/man1/mateweather.1.gz
+share/man/man1/mate-charpick-applet.1.gz
+share/man/man1/mate-cpufreq-selector.1.gz
+share/man/man1/mate-drivemount-applet.1.gz
+share/man/man1/mate-geyes-applet.1.gz
+share/man/man1/mate-multiload-applet.1.gz
+share/man/man1/mateweather.1.gz
 share/dbus-1/services/org.mate.panel.applet.AccessxStatusAppletFactory.service
 %%BATTERY%%share/dbus-1/services/org.mate.panel.applet.BattstatAppletFactory.service
 share/dbus-1/services/org.mate.panel.applet.CharpickerAppletFactory.service