diff --git a/sci-chemistry/xcrysden/xcrysden-1.6.2-r2.ebuild b/sci-chemistry/xcrysden/xcrysden-1.6.2-r2.ebuild
index 7cc01c0735..3a06334a5b 100644
--- a/sci-chemistry/xcrysden/xcrysden-1.6.2-r2.ebuild
+++ b/sci-chemistry/xcrysden/xcrysden-1.6.2-r2.ebuild
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ src_prepare() {
 	sed -e "s|share/doc/\$(xcrysden)|share/doc/${PF}|" \
 		-e "/ln -sf .*doc/d" \
 		-e "/gzip/d" \
-		-i Makefile || die
+		-i Makefile || die 'Failed to set correct doc install path'
 }
 
 src_compile() {