diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 24b25287..c56a2ef1 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ completiondir = $(datadir)/bash-completion/completions
 completion_DATA = completion/flatpak
 EXTRA_DIST += $(completion_DATA)
 
-profiledir = $(sysconfdir)/profile.d
+profiledir = $(PROFILE_DIR)
 profile_DATA = flatpak.sh
 EXTRA_DIST += \
 	profile/flatpak.sh.in \
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index b9a5f72a..a56211b3 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -108,6 +108,12 @@ AC_ARG_WITH(system_fonts_dir,
 SYSTEM_FONTS_DIR=$with_system_fonts_dir
 AC_SUBST(SYSTEM_FONTS_DIR)
 
+AC_ARG_WITH(profile_dir,
+		AS_HELP_STRING([--with-profile-dir=PATH],[choose directory for profile.d files, [default=SYSCONFDIR/profile.d]]),
+            with_profile_dir="$withval", with_profile_dir=${sysconfdir}/profile.d)
+PROFILE_DIR=$with_profile_dir
+AC_SUBST(PROFILE_DIR)
+
 AC_ARG_VAR([BWRAP], [Bubblewrap executable])
 AC_ARG_WITH([system-bubblewrap],
             [AS_HELP_STRING([--with-system-bubblewrap], [Use system bwrap executable [default=check $BWRAP]])],