diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 817318d8..324332fc 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -10,8 +10,9 @@ all:
 install:
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/bin
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/share/neofetch/ascii/distro
+	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/share/man/man1
 	$(INSTALL_PROG) neofetch $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/bin/neofetch
-	$(INSTALL_PROG) neofetch.1 $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/share/man/man1/neofetch.1
+	$(INSTALL_FILE) neofetch.1 $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/share/man/man1/neofetch.1
 	$(INSTALL_PROG) config/config $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/share/neofetch/config
 	$(INSTALL_PROG) ascii/distro/* $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/share/neofetch/ascii/distro