diff --git a/data/installed-tests/meson.build b/data/installed-tests/meson.build
index be3d5c6d9..14d45dcaf 100644
--- a/data/installed-tests/meson.build
+++ b/data/installed-tests/meson.build
@@ -83,5 +83,5 @@ configure_file(
   output: 'fwupd-tests.conf',
   configuration: con2,
   install: true,
-  install_dir: join_paths(sysconfdir, 'fwupd', 'remotes.d'),
+  install_dir: join_paths(get_option('installed_test_prefix'), 'etc', 'fwupd', 'remotes.d'),
 )
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 30011f548..7ac8c937a 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -186,8 +186,8 @@ else
   datadir = join_paths(prefix, get_option('datadir'))
   sysconfdir = join_paths(prefix, get_option('sysconfdir'))
   localstatedir = join_paths(prefix, get_option('localstatedir'))
-  installed_test_bindir = join_paths(libexecdir, 'installed-tests', meson.project_name())
-  installed_test_datadir = join_paths(datadir, 'installed-tests', meson.project_name())
+  installed_test_bindir = join_paths(get_option('installed_test_prefix'), 'libexec', 'installed-tests', meson.project_name())
+  installed_test_datadir = join_paths(get_option('installed_test_prefix'), 'share', 'installed-tests', meson.project_name())
   daemon_dir = join_paths(libexecdir, 'fwupd')
 endif
 mandir = join_paths(prefix, get_option('mandir'))
@@ -498,6 +498,7 @@ gnome = import('gnome')
 i18n = import('i18n')
 
 conf.set_quoted('FWUPD_PREFIX', prefix)
+conf.set_quoted('FWUPD_INSTALLED_TEST_PREFIX', get_option('installed_test_prefix'))
 conf.set_quoted('FWUPD_BINDIR', bindir)
 conf.set_quoted('FWUPD_LIBDIR', libdir)
 conf.set_quoted('FWUPD_LIBEXECDIR', libexecdir)
diff --git a/meson_options.txt b/meson_options.txt
index 6fc7e8437..29832fd08 100644
--- a/meson_options.txt
+++ b/meson_options.txt
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ option('systemd', type : 'feature', description : 'systemd support', deprecated:
 option('systemd_unit_user', type : 'string', description : 'User account to use for fwupd-refresh.service (empty for DynamicUser)')
 option('systemd_root_prefix', type: 'string', value: '', description: 'Directory to base systemd’s installation directories on')
 option('elogind', type : 'feature', description : 'elogind support', deprecated: {'true': 'enabled', 'false': 'disabled'})
+option('installed_test_prefix', type: 'string', description: 'Prefix for installed tests')
 option('tests', type : 'boolean', value : true, description : 'enable tests')
 option('soup_session_compat', type : 'boolean', value : true, description : 'enable SoupSession runtime compatibility support')
 option('curl', type : 'feature', description : 'libcurl support', deprecated: {'true': 'enabled', 'false': 'disabled'})