diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index ff366d9b..94dfd8fb 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 byobu (2.47) unreleased; urgency=low
 
   * bin/network: fix network script regresssion, LP: #506315
+  * debian/rules, debian/manpages, usr/share/man/man1/*: move the manpages
+    to make byobu more portable
 
  -- Dustin Kirkland <kirkland@ubuntu.com>  Mon, 11 Jan 2010 22:54:36 -0600
 
diff --git a/debian/manpages b/debian/manpages
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b078ad27
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/manpages
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+usr/share/man/man1/byobu-select-profile.1
+usr/share/man/man1/byobu-launcher.1
+usr/share/man/man1/byobu-reconnect-sockets.1
+usr/share/man/man1/byobu-status.1
+usr/share/man/man1/motd+shell.1
+usr/share/man/man1/byobu-export.1
+usr/share/man/man1/byobu-config.1
+usr/share/man/man1/byobu-status-detail.1
+usr/share/man/man1/byobu.1
diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index 74669616..83100f53 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ binary-indep: build install
 	dh_testdir -i
 	dh_testroot -i
 	dh_installdocs -X.bzr -i
-	dh_installman -i byobu-launcher.1 byobu.1 byobu-config.1 byobu-select-profile.1 motd+shell.1 byobu-export.1 byobu-status.1 byobu-status-detail.1 byobu-reconnect-sockets.1
+	dh_installman -i
 	dh_installchangelogs -i
 	dh_installdebconf -i
 	dh_compress -i
diff --git a/byobu-config.1 b/usr/share/man/man1/byobu-config.1
similarity index 100%
rename from byobu-config.1
rename to usr/share/man/man1/byobu-config.1
diff --git a/byobu-export.1 b/usr/share/man/man1/byobu-export.1
similarity index 100%
rename from byobu-export.1
rename to usr/share/man/man1/byobu-export.1
diff --git a/byobu-launcher.1 b/usr/share/man/man1/byobu-launcher.1
similarity index 100%
rename from byobu-launcher.1
rename to usr/share/man/man1/byobu-launcher.1
diff --git a/byobu-reconnect-sockets.1 b/usr/share/man/man1/byobu-reconnect-sockets.1
similarity index 100%
rename from byobu-reconnect-sockets.1
rename to usr/share/man/man1/byobu-reconnect-sockets.1
diff --git a/byobu-select-profile.1 b/usr/share/man/man1/byobu-select-profile.1
similarity index 100%
rename from byobu-select-profile.1
rename to usr/share/man/man1/byobu-select-profile.1
diff --git a/byobu-status-detail.1 b/usr/share/man/man1/byobu-status-detail.1
similarity index 100%
rename from byobu-status-detail.1
rename to usr/share/man/man1/byobu-status-detail.1
diff --git a/byobu-status.1 b/usr/share/man/man1/byobu-status.1
similarity index 100%
rename from byobu-status.1
rename to usr/share/man/man1/byobu-status.1
diff --git a/byobu.1 b/usr/share/man/man1/byobu.1
similarity index 100%
rename from byobu.1
rename to usr/share/man/man1/byobu.1
diff --git a/motd+shell.1 b/usr/share/man/man1/motd+shell.1
similarity index 100%
rename from motd+shell.1
rename to usr/share/man/man1/motd+shell.1