diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 0279ea211..6a695d182 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -691,7 +691,10 @@ glx_inc = include_directories('glx')
 
 top_dir_inc = include_directories('.')
 
-serverconfigdir = join_paths(get_option('prefix'), get_option('libdir'), 'xorg')
+serverconfigdir = get_option('serverconfigdir')
+if serverconfigdir == ''
+    serverconfigdir = join_paths(get_option('prefix'), get_option('libdir'), 'xorg')
+endif
 
 manpage_config = configuration_data()
 manpage_config.set('vendorversion', '"xorg-server @0@" "X Version 11"'.format(meson.project_version()))
diff --git a/meson_options.txt b/meson_options.txt
index e972717b9..7872d1d20 100644
--- a/meson_options.txt
+++ b/meson_options.txt
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ option('module_dir', type: 'string', value: 'xorg/modules',
 option('default_font_path', type: 'string')
 option('fontrootdir', type: 'string',
         description: 'Root directory for legacy fonts. Default: from font-utils.pc or $datadir/fonts/X11')
+option('serverconfigdir', type: 'string',
+        description: 'Miscellaneous server configuration files path. Default: $libdir/xorg')
 
 option('glx', type: 'boolean', value: true)
 option('xdmcp', type: 'boolean', value: true)