diff --git a/gnu/packages/virtualization.scm b/gnu/packages/virtualization.scm
index 579bd6a593..5b5d5a518a 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/virtualization.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/virtualization.scm
@@ -372,9 +372,11 @@ (define-public lxc
        ("libseccomp" ,libseccomp)
        ("libselinux" ,libselinux)))
     (arguments
-     '(#:configure-flags
-       '("--sysconfdir=/etc"
-         "--localstatedir=/var")
+     `(#:configure-flags
+       (list (string-append "--docdir=" (assoc-ref %outputs "out")
+                            "/share/doc/" ,name "-" ,version)
+             "--sysconfdir=/etc"
+             "--localstatedir=/var")
        #:phases
        (modify-phases %standard-phases
          (replace 'install