diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index eb346c3b..b9a5f72a 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -78,6 +78,12 @@ AC_ARG_WITH(dbus_service_dir,
 DBUS_SERVICE_DIR=$with_dbus_service_dir
 AC_SUBST(DBUS_SERVICE_DIR)
 
+AC_ARG_WITH(dbus_config_dir,
+		AS_HELP_STRING([--with-dbus-config-dir=PATH],[choose directory for dbus config files, [default=SYSCONFDIR/dbus-1/system.d]]),
+            with_dbus_config_dir="$withval", with_dbus_config_dir=${sysconfdir}/dbus-1/system.d)
+DBUS_CONFIG_DIR=$with_dbus_config_dir
+AC_SUBST(DBUS_CONFIG_DIR)
+
 AC_ARG_WITH([systemduserunitdir],
             [AS_HELP_STRING([--with-systemduserunitdir=DIR],
                             [Directory for systemd user service files (default=PREFIX/lib/systemd/user)])],
diff --git a/system-helper/Makefile.am.inc b/system-helper/Makefile.am.inc
index e8a04f3e..3e0248e5 100644
--- a/system-helper/Makefile.am.inc
+++ b/system-helper/Makefile.am.inc
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ dbussystemservicedir = $(datadir)/dbus-1/system-services
 service_in_files += system-helper/org.freedesktop.Flatpak.SystemHelper.service.in
 dbussystemservice_DATA = system-helper/org.freedesktop.Flatpak.SystemHelper.service
 
-dbusconfdir = ${sysconfdir}/dbus-1/system.d
+dbusconfdir = $(DBUS_CONFIG_DIR)
 dbusconf_DATA = system-helper/org.freedesktop.Flatpak.SystemHelper.conf
 
 service_in_files += system-helper/flatpak-system-helper.service.in