1diff --git a/meson_options.txt b/meson_options.txt
2index d5a0bd22..7d69d3d2 100644
3--- a/meson_options.txt
4+++ b/meson_options.txt
5@@ -22,6 +22,12 @@ option(
6 value: true,
7 description: 'Whether to build and run unit tests'
8 )
9+option(
10+ 'installed_test_prefix',
11+ type: 'string',
12+ value: '',
13+ description: 'Prefix for installed tests'
14+)
15 option(
16 'fuse',
17 type: 'combo',
18diff --git a/tests/meson.build b/tests/meson.build
19index 6ec405d1..f43c165c 100644
20--- a/tests/meson.build
21+++ b/tests/meson.build
22@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
23-installed_testdir = get_option('prefix') / get_option('libexecdir') / 'installed-tests' / 'flatpak-builder'
24-installed_tests_metadir = get_option('prefix') / get_option('datadir') / 'installed-tests' / 'flatpak-builder'
25+installed_testdir = get_option('installed_test_prefix') / get_option('libexecdir') / 'installed-tests' / 'flatpak-builder'
26+installed_tests_metadir = get_option('installed_test_prefix') / get_option('datadir') / 'installed-tests' / 'flatpak-builder'
27
28 test_env = environment()
29 test_env.set('FLATPAK_TESTS_DEBUG', '1')