diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index d42ad9dfa10..2b47762b7bc 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ CONFIG_STATUS_FILES_IN = \
 COPYDIR = ${srcdir}/etc ${srcdir}/lisp
 COPYDESTS = "$(DESTDIR)${etcdir}" "$(DESTDIR)${lispdir}"
 
-ELN_DESTDIR = "$(DESTDIR)${libdir}/emacs/"
+ELN_DESTDIR = "$(DESTDIR)${libdir}/emacs/${version}/"
 
 all: ${SUBDIR} info