diff --git a/chapter06/check.xml b/chapter06/check.xml
index c65e8033d..c77fa8ed9 100644
--- a/chapter06/check.xml
+++ b/chapter06/check.xml
@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@
 
     <para>Prepare Check for compilation:</para>
 
-<screen><userinput remap="configure">./configure --prefix=/usr</userinput></screen>
+<screen><userinput remap="configure">./configure --prefix=/usr
+            --docdir=/usr/share/doc/check-&check-version;</userinput></screen>
 
     <para>Build the package:</para>