diff --git a/samhain/samhain.spec b/samhain/samhain.spec
index 438402093a..1b7717c4a5 100644
--- a/samhain/samhain.spec
+++ b/samhain/samhain.spec
@@ -65,12 +65,13 @@ AutoReqProv:  no
       CFLAGS="%{l_cflags -O}" \
       ./configure \
           --prefix=%{l_prefix} \
+          --mandir=%{l_prefix}/man \
           --with-config-file=%{l_prefix}/etc/samhain/samhainrc \
           --with-dataroot-prefix=%{l_prefix}/var/samhain \
           --with-html-file=%{l_prefix}/var/samhain/samhain.html \
           --with-data-file=%{l_prefix}/var/samhain/samhain.data \
-          --with-pid-file=%{l_prefix}/var/samhain/run/samhain.pid \
-          --with-log-file=%{l_prefix}/var/samhain/run/samhain.log
+          --with-pid-file=%{l_prefix}/var/samhain/samhain.pid \
+          --with-log-file=%{l_prefix}/var/samhain/samhain.log
       %{l_make} %{l_mflags}
     )
 
@@ -81,6 +82,7 @@ AutoReqProv:  no
           install-program install-man install-data \
           DESTDIR=$RPM_BUILD_ROOT
     )
+    chmod -R a+r $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{l_prefix}/man
     case "%{l_target}" in
         *-freebsd* ) rc="samhainrc.freebsd" ;;
         *-linux*   ) rc="samhainrc.linux"   ;;