diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
index 965b2dd..bc6bd38 100644
--- a/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/MANIFEST.in
@@ -9,3 +9,4 @@ recursive-exclude * __pycache__
 recursive-exclude * *.py[co]
 
 recursive-include docs *.rst conf.py Makefile make.bat *.jpg *.png *.gif
+include docs/_build/man/git-lint.1
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index e445529..d3cb139 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -5,27 +5,15 @@ import argparse
 import os.path
 
 
-def _resolve_prefix(prefix, type):
-    osx_system_prefix = r'^/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions'
-    matches = {'man': [(r'^/usr$', '/usr/share'),
-                       (r'^/usr/local$', '/usr/local/share'),
-                       (osx_system_prefix, '/usr/share')]}
-
-    match = [i[1] for i in matches.get(type, []) if re.match(i[0], prefix)]
-    if not len(match):
-        raise ValueError("not supported type: {}".format(type))
-    return match.pop()
-
-
 def get_data_files(prefix):
-    return [(os.path.join(_resolve_prefix(prefix, 'man'), 'man/man1'), ['docs/_build/man/git-lint.1'])]
+    return [(os.path.join(prefix, 'share/man/man1'), ['docs/_build/man/git-lint.1'])]
 
 
 parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
 parser.add_argument('--prefix', default='',
                     help='prefix to install data files')
 opts, _ = parser.parse_known_args(sys.argv)
-prefix = opts.prefix or '/usr'
+prefix = opts.prefix or sys.prefix or '/usr'
 
 try:
     from setuptools import setup
@@ -47,8 +35,6 @@ test_requirements = [
     # TODO: put package test requirements here
 ]
 
-print get_data_files(prefix)
-
 setup(
     name='git_linter',
     version='0.0.4',