meson.build       | 2 +-
 meson_options.txt | 1 +
 tools/meson.build | 4 ++--
 3 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 03de0bd..1d99b4f 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ message('\n'.join([
 '        prefix:                   @0@'.format(get_option('prefix')),
 '        exec_prefix:              @0@'.format(get_option('prefix')),
 '        libdir:                   @0@'.format(get_option('libdir')),
-'        libexecdir:               @0@'.format(get_option('libexecdir')),
+'        libexecdir:               @0@'.format(get_option('alt-libexecdir')),
 '        bindir:                   @0@'.format(get_option('bindir')),
 '        sbindir:                  @0@'.format(get_option('sbindir')),
 '        sysconfdir:               @0@'.format(get_option('sysconfdir')),
diff --git a/meson_options.txt b/meson_options.txt
index 4066751..ef3bb72 100644
--- a/meson_options.txt
+++ b/meson_options.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 option('frequent_warnings',  type: 'boolean', value: false)
 option('ipv6',               type: 'boolean', value: true)
 option('xtrans',             type: 'boolean', value: true)
+option('alt-libexecdir',     type: 'string',  value: '/usr/libexec')
diff --git a/tools/meson.build b/tools/meson.build
index 2866e8e..597013b 100644
--- a/tools/meson.build
+++ b/tools/meson.build
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ executable('cinnamon-session-check-accelerated',
   ],
   include_directories: rootInclude,
   install: true,
-  install_dir: get_option('libexecdir'),
+  install_dir: get_option('alt-libexecdir'),
 )
 
 executable('cinnamon-session-check-accelerated-helper',
@@ -31,5 +31,5 @@ executable('cinnamon-session-check-accelerated-helper',
   ],
   include_directories: rootInclude,
   install: true,
-  install_dir: get_option('libexecdir'),
+  install_dir: get_option('alt-libexecdir'),
 )