diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 1f478a46a9..b9e977f13d 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -6648,7 +6648,6 @@ echo "bindir=$bindir" >> $config_host_mak
 echo "libdir=$libdir" >> $config_host_mak
 echo "libexecdir=$libexecdir" >> $config_host_mak
 echo "includedir=$includedir" >> $config_host_mak
-echo "mandir=$mandir" >> $config_host_mak
 echo "sysconfdir=$sysconfdir" >> $config_host_mak
 echo "qemu_confdir=$qemu_confdir" >> $config_host_mak
 echo "qemu_datadir=$qemu_datadir" >> $config_host_mak
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index abcfd5cd72..164929f310 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1223,7 +1223,7 @@ if build_docs
                           output: man,
                           capture: true,
                           install: true,
-                          install_dir: config_host['mandir'] / 'man7',
+                          install_dir: get_option('mandir') / 'man7',
                           command: [pod2man, '--utf8', '--section=7', '--center=" "',
                                     '--release=" "', '@INPUT@'])
     endforeach
@@ -1242,7 +1242,7 @@ summary_info += {'include directory': config_host['includedir']}
 summary_info += {'config directory':  config_host['sysconfdir']}
 if targetos != 'windows'
   summary_info += {'local state directory': config_host['qemu_localstatedir']}
-  summary_info += {'Manual directory':      config_host['mandir']}
+  summary_info += {'Manual directory':      get_option('mandir')}
 else
   summary_info += {'local state directory': 'queried at runtime'}
 endif