diff --git a/dev-java/gnu-classpath/gnu-classpath-0.98.bep b/dev-java/gnu-classpath/gnu-classpath-0.98.bep
index 877bc4186..5c3ae52ea 100644
--- a/dev-java/gnu-classpath/gnu-classpath-0.98.bep
+++ b/dev-java/gnu-classpath/gnu-classpath-0.98.bep
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-DESCRIPTION="Free core class libraries for use with virtual machines and compilers for the Java language" 
-HOMEPAGE="http://www.gnu.org/software/classpath" 
+DESCRIPTION="Free core class libraries for use with virtual machines and compilers for the Java language"
+HOMEPAGE="http://www.gnu.org/software/classpath"
 SRC_URI="ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/classpath/classpath-0.98.tar.gz"
 REVISION="1"
 STATUS_HAIKU="broken"
@@ -10,9 +10,10 @@ BUILD {
 	libtoolize --force --copy --install
 	aclocal -I m4
 	autoconf
+	COMMON_DOCS=`finddir B_COMMON_DOCUMENTATION_DIRECTORY`
 	./configure --prefix=`finddir B_COMMON_DIRECTORY` \
-		--mandir=`finddir B_COMMON_DOCUMENTATION_DIRECTORY`/man \
-		--infodir=`finddir B_COMMON_DOCUMENTATION_DIRECTORY`/info \
+		--mandir=$COMMON_DOCS/man \
+		--infodir=$COMMON_DOCS/info \
 		--disable-gtk-peer \
 		--disable-alsa \
 		--disable-plugin \