diff --git a/Documentation/automake.mk b/Documentation/automake.mk
index ea3475f3567..2a590b3a79a 100644
--- a/Documentation/automake.mk
+++ b/Documentation/automake.mk
@@ -216,8 +216,13 @@ install-man-rst: docs-check
 	    $(extract_stem_and_section); \
 	    echo " $(MKDIR_P) '$(DESTDIR)'\"$$mandir\""; \
 	    $(MKDIR_P) '$(DESTDIR)'"$$mandir"; \
-	    echo " $(INSTALL_DATA) $(SPHINXBUILDDIR)/man/$$stem.$$section '$(DESTDIR)'\"$$mandir/$$stem.$$section\""; \
-	    $(INSTALL_DATA) $(SPHINXBUILDDIR)/man/$$stem.$$section '$(DESTDIR)'"$$mandir/$$stem.$$section"; \
+	    if test -f $(SPHINXBUILDDIR)/man/$$stem.$$section; then \
+	        filepath=$(SPHINXBUILDDIR)/man/$$stem.$$section; \
+	    else \
+	        filepath=$(SPHINXBUILDDIR)/man/$$section/$$stem.$$section; \
+	    fi; \
+	    echo " $(INSTALL_DATA) $$filepath '$(DESTDIR)'\"$$mandir/$$stem.$$section\""; \
+	    $(INSTALL_DATA) $$filepath '$(DESTDIR)'"$$mandir/$$stem.$$section"; \
 	done
 else
 install-man-rst: