diff --git a/python/Makefile.am b/python/Makefile.am
index 3bb34c52..2e3bfbf2 100644
--- a/python/Makefile.am
+++ b/python/Makefile.am
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 SUBDIRS = . tests
 
-docsdir = $(datadir)/doc/libxml2-python-$(LIBXML_VERSION)
+docsdir = $(docdir)/python
 dist_docs_DATA = TODO
 
 EXTRA_DIST = 			\
diff --git a/python/tests/Makefile.am b/python/tests/Makefile.am
index 227e24df..d3c9d3d6 100644
--- a/python/tests/Makefile.am
+++ b/python/tests/Makefile.am
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-exampledir = $(datadir)/doc/libxml2-python-$(LIBXML_VERSION)/examples
+exampledir = $(docdir)/python/examples
 dist_example_DATA = $(PYTESTS) $(XMLS)
 
 PYTESTS=	\