diff --git a/chapter08/systemd.xml b/chapter08/systemd.xml
index dff2a5ea8..8a76536cb 100644
--- a/chapter08/systemd.xml
+++ b/chapter08/systemd.xml
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ meson --prefix=/usr                 \
       -Dhomed=false                 \
       -Duserdb=false                \
       -Dman=true                    \
+      -Ddocdir=/usr/share/doc/systemd-&systemd-version; \
       ..</userinput></screen>
 
     <variablelist>