diff --git a/scripts/install-man-page.sh b/scripts/install-man-page.sh
index 499d0efa..b1cc9228 100755
--- a/scripts/install-man-page.sh
+++ b/scripts/install-man-page.sh
@@ -1,3 +1,14 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-cp yq.1 /usr/local/share/man/man1/.
\ No newline at end of file
+my_path="$(command -v yq)"
+
+if [ -z "$my_path" ]; then
+  echo 'yq' wasn't found in your PATH, so we don't know where to put the man pages.
+  echo Please update your PATH and try again.
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+# ex: ~/.local/bin/yq => ~/.local/
+my_prefix="$(dirname "$(dirname "$(command -v yq)")")"
+mkdir -p "$my_prefix/share/man/man1/"
+cp yq.1 "$my_prefix/share/man/man1/"