--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -84,13 +84,10 @@
 
 .PHONY:	install-etcdir
 install-etcdir:
-	if test ! -d "${DESTDIR}${etcdir}" ; then \
-	    ${mkdir_p} "${DESTDIR}${etcdir}" ; \
-	    ${INSTALL_PROGRAM_ENV} ${INSTALL_DATA} cmtab.example "${DESTDIR}${etcdir}" ; \
-	fi
 	if test ! -f "${DESTDIR}${etcdir}/cmtab" ; then \
 	    echo -e "# ${etcdir}/cmtab - encrypted filesystem information for cryptmount\n# try 'man 8 cryptmount' or 'man 5 cmtab' for more details\n" >> "${DESTDIR}${etcdir}/cmtab"; \
 	fi
+	${INSTALL_PROGRAM_ENV} ${INSTALL_DATA} cmtab.example "${DESTDIR}/usr/share/doc/cryptmount/examples/cmtab"
 
 
 install-inits:	initscript initscript-early