diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index bdbf9943..9723f2f7 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 - Add `--parents` option to `overlay import` subcommand to create necessary
   parent folder.  #608
 - Fix kernelargs are not printing properly in node list output. #828
+- Fix build configuration on Quickstart guide #847
 - Add Quickstart guide for EL9
 
 ### Changed
diff --git a/userdocs/quickstart/el8.rst b/userdocs/quickstart/el8.rst
index b77ab8d8..b2ab3772 100644
--- a/userdocs/quickstart/el8.rst
+++ b/userdocs/quickstart/el8.rst
@@ -13,6 +13,22 @@ Install Warewulf and dependencies
 
    git clone https://github.com/hpcng/warewulf.git
    cd warewulf
+   make genconfig \
+    PREFIX=/usr \
+    BINDIR=/usr/bin \
+    SYSCONFDIR=/etc \
+    DATADIR=/usr/share \
+    LOCALSTATEDIR=/var/lib \
+    SHAREDSTATEDIR=/var/lib \
+    MANDIR=/usr/share/man \
+    INFODIR=/usr/share/info \
+    DOCDIR=/usr/share/doc \
+    SRVDIR=/var/lib \
+    TFTPDIR=/var/lib/tftpboot \
+    SYSTEMDDIR=/usr/lib/systemd/system \
+    BASHCOMPDIR=/etc/bash_completion.d/ \
+    FIREWALLDDIR=/usr/lib/firewalld/services \
+    WWCLIENTDIR=/warewulf
    make all
    sudo make install