diff --git a/libraries/hdf/hdf.SlackBuild b/libraries/hdf/hdf.SlackBuild
index bc14c24243..f06b47a046 100644
--- a/libraries/hdf/hdf.SlackBuild
+++ b/libraries/hdf/hdf.SlackBuild
@@ -75,11 +75,16 @@ CPPFLAGS="$SLKCFLAGS" \
   --prefix=/usr \
   --mandir=/usr/man \
   --libdir=/usr/lib${LIBDIRSUFFIX} \
+  --docdir=/usr/doc/$PRGNAM-$VERSION \
   --disable-fortran \
   --disable-netcdf \
   --disable-static \
   --build=$ARCH-slackware-linux
 
+sed -i \
+  -e 's:$(prefix)/examples:$(DESTDIR)$(docdir)/examples:' \
+  hdf/examples/Makefile mfhdf/examples/Makefile
+
 make
 make install DESTDIR=$PKG