diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 81ca388a75..444ae37bd3 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ endif
 install-doc: $(DOCS)
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) "$(DESTDIR)$(qemu_docdir)"
 	$(INSTALL_DATA) qemu-doc.html  qemu-tech.html "$(DESTDIR)$(qemu_docdir)"
-	$(INSTALL_DATA) docs/qmp-commands.txt "$(DESTDIR)$(qemu_docdir)"
+	$(INSTALL_DATA) $(SRC_PATH)/docs/qmp-commands.txt "$(DESTDIR)$(qemu_docdir)"
 ifdef CONFIG_POSIX
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) "$(DESTDIR)$(mandir)/man1"
 	$(INSTALL_DATA) qemu.1 "$(DESTDIR)$(mandir)/man1"