diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
index c931887c9..cc6a29ed7 100644
--- a/INSTALL
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -233,6 +233,11 @@ use the following options:
 
      ./configure CC="xlc -D_ALL_SOURCE"
 
+   On Haiku, software installed for all users goes in /boot/common, not
+/usr/local.  It is recommended to use the following options:
+
+     ./configure --prefix=/boot/common
+
    On BeOS, user installed software goes in /boot/home/config, not
 /usr/local.  It is recommended to use the following options:
 
diff --git a/autoconf-lib-link/INSTALL b/autoconf-lib-link/INSTALL
index c931887c9..cc6a29ed7 100644
--- a/autoconf-lib-link/INSTALL
+++ b/autoconf-lib-link/INSTALL
@@ -233,6 +233,11 @@ use the following options:
 
      ./configure CC="xlc -D_ALL_SOURCE"
 
+   On Haiku, software installed for all users goes in /boot/common, not
+/usr/local.  It is recommended to use the following options:
+
+     ./configure --prefix=/boot/common
+
    On BeOS, user installed software goes in /boot/home/config, not
 /usr/local.  It is recommended to use the following options:
 
diff --git a/gettext-runtime/INSTALL b/gettext-runtime/INSTALL
index c931887c9..cc6a29ed7 100644
--- a/gettext-runtime/INSTALL
+++ b/gettext-runtime/INSTALL
@@ -233,6 +233,11 @@ use the following options:
 
      ./configure CC="xlc -D_ALL_SOURCE"
 
+   On Haiku, software installed for all users goes in /boot/common, not
+/usr/local.  It is recommended to use the following options:
+
+     ./configure --prefix=/boot/common
+
    On BeOS, user installed software goes in /boot/home/config, not
 /usr/local.  It is recommended to use the following options:
 
diff --git a/gettext-runtime/libasprintf/INSTALL b/gettext-runtime/libasprintf/INSTALL
index c931887c9..cc6a29ed7 100644
--- a/gettext-runtime/libasprintf/INSTALL
+++ b/gettext-runtime/libasprintf/INSTALL
@@ -233,6 +233,11 @@ use the following options:
 
      ./configure CC="xlc -D_ALL_SOURCE"
 
+   On Haiku, software installed for all users goes in /boot/common, not
+/usr/local.  It is recommended to use the following options:
+
+     ./configure --prefix=/boot/common
+
    On BeOS, user installed software goes in /boot/home/config, not
 /usr/local.  It is recommended to use the following options:
 
diff --git a/gettext-tools/INSTALL b/gettext-tools/INSTALL
index c931887c9..cc6a29ed7 100644
--- a/gettext-tools/INSTALL
+++ b/gettext-tools/INSTALL
@@ -233,6 +233,11 @@ use the following options:
 
      ./configure CC="xlc -D_ALL_SOURCE"
 
+   On Haiku, software installed for all users goes in /boot/common, not
+/usr/local.  It is recommended to use the following options:
+
+     ./configure --prefix=/boot/common
+
    On BeOS, user installed software goes in /boot/home/config, not
 /usr/local.  It is recommended to use the following options: