diff --git a/debian/findbugs.install b/debian/findbugs.install
index e590604..e848b36 100644
--- a/debian/findbugs.install
+++ b/debian/findbugs.install
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+build/doc/manual/* usr/share/doc/findbugs/html/
 bin/addMessages usr/bin/
 bin/computeBugHistory usr/bin/
 bin/convertXmlToText usr/bin/
diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index e72ef5d..cda1049 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -15,10 +15,6 @@
 	chmod -x $(CURDIR)/bin/findbugs.ico
 
 	mkdir -p $(CURDIR)/debian/findbugs/usr/bin
-
-	# install docs here
-	mkdir -p $(CURDIR)/debian/findbugs/usr/share/doc/findbugs
-	cp -Rv $(CURDIR)/build/doc/manual $(CURDIR)/debian/findbugs/usr/share/doc/findbugs/html
 
 	dh_install --sourcedir=$(CURDIR)
 	dh_link