diff --git a/libaccounts-glib/pygobject/meson.build b/libaccounts-glib/pygobject/meson.build
index fa1f4a0..588c4ce 100644
--- a/libaccounts-glib/pygobject/meson.build
+++ b/libaccounts-glib/pygobject/meson.build
@@ -1,11 +1,19 @@
-python3 = import('python3')
-python_exec = python3.find_python()
-python_exec_result = run_command(python_exec, ['-c', 'import gi; from os.path import abspath; print(abspath(gi._overridesdir))'])
+py_override = get_option('py-overrides-dir')
 
-if python_exec_result.returncode() != 0
-    error('Failed to retreive the python GObject override directory')
+if py_override == ''
+    python3 = import('python3')
+    python_exec = python3.find_python()
+    
+    python_exec_result = run_command(python_exec, ['-c', 'import gi; from os.path import abspath; print(abspath(gi._overridesdir))'])
+
+    if python_exec_result.returncode() != 0
+        error('Failed to retreive the python GObject override directory')
+    endif
+
+    py_override = python_exec_result.stdout().strip()
 endif
 
-install_data('Accounts.py',
-    install_dir: join_paths(python_exec_result.stdout().strip())
+install_data(
+    'Accounts.py',
+    install_dir: py_override
 )
diff --git a/meson_options.txt  b/meson_options.txt 
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2c33804
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meson_options.txt 	
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+option('py-overrides-dir', type : 'string', value : '', description: 'Path to pygobject overrides directory')