diff --git a/Makefile.org b/Makefile.org
index ef4b070cf..cfe125555 100644
--- a/Makefile.org
+++ b/Makefile.org
@@ -619,7 +619,7 @@ install_docs:
 		fn=`basename $$i .pod`; \
 		if [ "$$fn" = "config" ]; then sec=5; else sec=1; fi; \
 		echo "installing man$$sec/`basename $$i .pod`.$$sec"; \
-		(cd `echo $$i | sed -e 's|/[^/]*$||'`; \
+		(cd `dirname $$i`; \
 		$(PERL) ../../util/pod2man.pl --section=$$sec --center=OpenSSL \
 			 --release=$(VERSION) `basename $$i`) \
 			>  $(INSTALL_PREFIX)$(MANDIR)/man$$sec/`basename $$i .pod`.$$sec; \
@@ -628,7 +628,7 @@ install_docs:
 		fn=`basename $$i .pod`; \
 		if [ "$$fn" = "des_modes" ]; then sec=7; else sec=3; fi; \
 		echo "installing man$$sec/`basename $$i .pod`.$$sec"; \
-		(cd `echo $$i | sed -e 's|/[^/]*$||'`; \
+		(cd `dirname $$i`; \
 		$(PERL) ../../util/pod2man.pl --section=$$sec --center=OpenSSL \
 			--release=$(VERSION) `basename $$i`) \
 			>  $(INSTALL_PREFIX)$(MANDIR)/man$$sec/`basename $$i .pod`.$$sec; \