diff --git a/HISTORY b/HISTORY
index 02250c69..bb5fbbe6 100644
--- a/HISTORY
+++ b/HISTORY
@@ -7474,3 +7474,5 @@ Video Disk Recorder Revision History
 - Removed some redundancy from Make.config.template.
 - Changed "==" to "=" in the Makefile to make it POSIX style.
 - Now using targets "install-lib" and "install-i18n" when building plugins locally.
+- Added MANDIR to the vdr.pc file, so that plugins that need it can retrieve it via
+  MANDIR = $(DESTDIR)$(call PKGCFG,mandir).
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index fe66445c..e20fe708 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 # See the main source file 'vdr.c' for copyright information and
 # how to reach the author.
 #
-# $Id: Makefile 2.40 2012/12/27 13:03:45 kls Exp $
+# $Id: Makefile 2.41 2012/12/27 14:00:51 kls Exp $
 
 .DELETE_ON_ERROR:
 
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ $(SILIB):
 .PHONY: vdr.pc
 vdr.pc:
 	@echo "bindir=$(BINDIR)" > $@
+	@echo "mandir=$(MANDIR)" >> $@
 	@echo "configdir=$(CONFDIRDEF)" >> $@
 	@echo "videodir=$(VIDEODIR)" >> $@
 	@echo "cachedir=$(CACHEDIRDEF)" >> $@