diff --git a/makepanda/makepanda.py b/makepanda/makepanda.py
index 8c28cc20cc..7758c4df44 100755
--- a/makepanda/makepanda.py
+++ b/makepanda/makepanda.py
@@ -6674,8 +6674,8 @@ def MakeInstallerOSX():
     # Trailing newline is important, works around a bug in OSX
     WriteFile("dstroot/tools/etc/paths.d/Panda3D", "/Developer/Tools/Panda3D\n")
 
-    oscmd("mkdir -p dstroot/tools/usr/share/man/man1")
-    oscmd("cp doc/man/*.1 dstroot/tools/usr/share/man/man1/")
+    oscmd("mkdir -p dstroot/tools/usr/local/share/man/man1")
+    oscmd("cp doc/man/*.1 dstroot/tools/usr/local/share/man/man1/")
 
     for base in os.listdir(GetOutputDir()+"/bin"):
         binname = "dstroot/tools/Developer/Tools/Panda3D/" + base
@@ -6693,13 +6693,13 @@ def MakeInstallerOSX():
 
     if PkgSkip("PYTHON")==0:
         PV = SDK["PYTHONVERSION"].replace("python", "")
-        oscmd("mkdir -p dstroot/pythoncode/usr/bin")
+        oscmd("mkdir -p dstroot/pythoncode/usr/local/bin")
         oscmd("mkdir -p dstroot/pythoncode/Developer/Panda3D")
         oscmd("mkdir -p dstroot/pythoncode/Library/Python/%s/site-packages" % PV)
         WriteFile("dstroot/pythoncode/Library/Python/%s/site-packages/Panda3D.pth" % PV, "/Developer/Panda3D")
         oscmd("cp -R %s/pandac                dstroot/pythoncode/Developer/Panda3D/pandac" % GetOutputDir())
         oscmd("cp -R %s/direct                dstroot/pythoncode/Developer/Panda3D/direct" % GetOutputDir())
-        oscmd("ln -s %s                       dstroot/pythoncode/usr/bin/ppython" % SDK["PYTHONEXEC"])
+        oscmd("ln -s %s                       dstroot/pythoncode/usr/local/bin/ppython" % SDK["PYTHONEXEC"])
         if os.path.isdir(GetOutputDir()+"/Pmw"):
             oscmd("cp -R %s/Pmw               dstroot/pythoncode/Developer/Panda3D/Pmw" % GetOutputDir())
             compileall.compile_dir("dstroot/pythoncode/Developer/Panda3D/Pmw")