--- a/data/meson.build
+++ b/data/meson.build
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
         conf.set('demo_agent', '')
     endif
 
-    conf_dir = join_paths(get_option('sysconfdir'), 'geoclue')
+    conf_dir = join_paths(sysconfdir_install, 'geoclue')
     configure_file(output: 'geoclue.conf',
                    input: 'geoclue.conf.in',
                    configuration: conf,
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
     # DBus Service policy file
     dbus_service_dir = get_option('dbus-sys-dir')
     if dbus_service_dir  == ''
-        dbus_service_dir = join_paths(get_option('sysconfdir'), 'dbus-1', 'system.d')
+        dbus_service_dir = join_paths(sysconfdir_install, 'dbus-1', 'system.d')
     endif
     configure_file(output: 'org.freedesktop.GeoClue2.conf',
                    input: 'org.freedesktop.GeoClue2.conf.in',
--- a/demo/meson.build
+++ b/demo/meson.build
@@ -56,8 +56,7 @@
                                    install_dir: desktop_dir)
 
     # Also install in the autostart directory.
-    autostart_dir = join_paths(get_option('prefix'),
-                               get_option('sysconfdir'),
+    autostart_dir = join_paths(sysconfdir_install,
                                'xdg', 'autostart')
     meson.add_install_script('install-file.py',
                              desktop_file.full_path(),
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -22,6 +22,11 @@
 datadir = join_paths(get_option('prefix'), get_option('datadir'))
 conf.set_quoted('LOCALEDIR', datadir + '/locale')
 conf.set_quoted('SYSCONFDIR', get_option('sysconfdir'))
+if get_option('sysconfdir_install') != ''
+  sysconfdir_install = join_paths(get_option('prefix'), get_option('sysconfdir_install'))
+else
+  sysconfdir_install = get_option('sysconfdir')
+endif
 
 configure_file(output: 'config.h', configuration : conf)
 configinc = include_directories('.')
--- a/meson_options.txt
+++ b/meson_options.txt
@@ -34,3 +34,6 @@
 option('dbus-srv-user',
        type: 'string', value: 'root',
        description: 'The user (existing) as which the service will run')
+option('sysconfdir_install',
+       type: 'string', value: '',
+       description: 'sysconfdir to use during installation')