diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 209d4187..58580980 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -20,7 +20,11 @@ if not get_option('uninstalled')
     rygel_datadir = join_paths(get_option('prefix'), get_option('datadir'), 'rygel')
     rygel_libexecdir = join_paths(get_option('prefix'), get_option('libexecdir'),
     'rygel')
-    rygel_sysconfdir = join_paths(get_option('prefix'), get_option('sysconfdir'))
+    if get_option('sysconfdir_install') != ''
+        rygel_sysconfdir = join_paths(get_option('prefix'), get_option('sysconfdir_install'))
+    else
+        rygel_sysconfdir = join_paths(get_option('prefix'), get_option('sysconfdir'))
+    endif
     rygel_plugindir = join_paths(rygel_libdir, 'rygel-2.6', 'plugins')
     rygel_enginedir = join_paths(rygel_libdir, 'rygel-2.6', 'engines')
     rygel_presetdir = join_paths(rygel_datadir, 'rygel', 'presets')
@@ -55,7 +59,7 @@ conf.set_quoted('DATA_DIR', rygel_datadir)
 conf.set_quoted('PLUGIN_DIR', rygel_plugindir)
 conf.set_quoted('BIG_ICON_DIR', rygel_bigicondir)
 conf.set_quoted('SMALL_ICON_DIR', rygel_smallicondir)
-conf.set_quoted('SYS_CONFIG_DIR', rygel_sysconfdir)
+conf.set_quoted('SYS_CONFIG_DIR', get_option('sysconfdir'))
 conf.set_quoted('LOCALEDIR', join_paths(get_option('prefix'), get_option('localedir')))
 conf.set_quoted('MX_EXTRACT_PATH', join_paths(rygel_libexecdir, 'mx-extract'))
 conf.set_quoted('DESKTOP_DIR', join_paths(get_option('prefix'), get_option('datadir'), 'applications'))
diff --git a/meson_options.txt b/meson_options.txt
index f09cac58..ff11c548 100644
--- a/meson_options.txt
+++ b/meson_options.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 option('uninstalled', type: 'boolean', value: 'false', description: 'Run Rygel from build directory only')
 option('api-docs', type: 'boolean', value: 'false', description: 'Build the API documentation')
 option('systemd-user-units-dir', type : 'string', value : 'auto', description : 'Where to install the systemd user unit (use special values "auto" or "none", or pass a path')
+option('sysconfdir_install', type: 'string', value: '', description: 'sysconfdir to use during installation')
 option('plugins', type : 'array', choices : ['external', 'gst-launch', 'lms', 'media-export', 'mpris', 'playbin', 'ruih', 'tracker'])
 option('engines', type : 'array', choices : ['simple', 'gstreamer'])
 option('examples', type : 'boolean', value : 'true')