Index: spyder/__init__.py
--- spyder/__init__.py.orig
+++ spyder/__init__.py
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ __docs_url__ = 'https://docs.spyder-ide.org/'
 # Dear (Debian, RPM, ...) package makers, please feel free to customize the
 # following path to module's data (images) and translations:
 DATAPATH = LOCALEPATH = DOCPATH = MATHJAXPATH = JQUERYPATH = ''
-
+DOCPATH = '${TRUEPREFIX}/share/doc/spyder/'
 
 import os
 # Directory of the current file
