diff --git a/include/meson.build b/include/meson.build
index 90f8de3cb..5d746eb70 100644
--- a/include/meson.build
+++ b/include/meson.build
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ configure_file(output : 'version-config.h',
 
 xkb_data = configuration_data()
 
-xkb_data.set_quoted('XKB_BIN_DIRECTORY', join_paths(get_option('prefix'), get_option('bindir')))
+xkb_data.set_quoted('XKB_BIN_DIRECTORY', xkb_bin_dir)
 xkb_data.set_quoted('XKB_BASE_DIRECTORY', xkb_dir)
 xkb_data.set_quoted('XKB_DFLT_RULES', get_option('xkb_default_rules'))
 xkb_data.set_quoted('XKB_DFLT_MODEL', get_option('xkb_default_model'))
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index d71cfed5a..f9b21b36c 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -107,6 +107,11 @@ if xkb_output_dir == ''
     xkb_output_dir = join_paths(get_option('prefix'), 'share/X11/xkb/compiled')
 endif
 
+xkb_bin_dir = get_option('xkb_bin_dir')
+if xkb_bin_dir == ''
+    xkb_bin_dir = join_paths(get_option('prefix'), get_option('bindir'))
+endif
+
 hal_option = get_option('hal')
 glamor_option = get_option('glamor')
 
diff --git a/meson_options.txt b/meson_options.txt
index b1ee6ccc5..1954ea7a0 100644
--- a/meson_options.txt
+++ b/meson_options.txt
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ option('ipv6', type: 'combo', choices: ['yes', 'no', 'auto'], value: 'auto')
 
 option('xkb_dir', type: 'string')
 option('xkb_output_dir', type: 'string')
+option('xkb_bin_dir', type: 'string')
 option('xkb_default_rules', type: 'string', value: 'evdev')
 option('xkb_default_model', type: 'string', value: 'pc105')
 option('xkb_default_layout', type: 'string', value: 'us')