diff --git a/package/paho-mqtt-c/paho-mqtt-c.mk b/package/paho-mqtt-c/paho-mqtt-c.mk
index d6356a7ccc..1b6fc5785c 100644
--- a/package/paho-mqtt-c/paho-mqtt-c.mk
+++ b/package/paho-mqtt-c/paho-mqtt-c.mk
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ PAHO_MQTT_C_LICENSE_FILES = epl-v20 edl-v10 LICENSE
 PAHO_MQTT_C_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 
 PAHO_MQTT_C_CONF_OPTS = \
+	-DCMAKE_INSTALL_DOCDIR=share/doc/libpaho-mqtt \
 	-DPAHO_ENABLE_TESTING=FALSE \
 	-DPAHO_ENABLE_CPACK=FALSE \
 	-DPAHO_HIGH_PERFORMANCE=TRUE