diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index cacde42d..1391a7c0 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ gkr_major_version = '3'
 cc = meson.get_compiler('c')
 gkr_prefix = get_option('prefix')
 gkr_bindir = gkr_prefix / get_option('bindir')
-gkr_pkglibdir = gkr_prefix / get_option('libdir') / 'gnome-keyring' / 'devel'
+gkr_libdir = gkr_prefix / get_option('pamdir')
+gkr_pkglibdir = gkr_prefix / get_option('libdir') / 'gnome-keyring' / 'devel'
 config_h_inc = include_directories('.')
 po_dir = meson.current_source_dir() / 'po'
 source_root = meson.current_source_dir()
diff --git a/meson_options.txt b/meson_options.txt
index 43388727..48f3f91d 100644
--- a/meson_options.txt
+++ b/meson_options.txt
@@ -45,3 +45,9 @@ option('manpage',
   value: true,
   description: 'Build manpage',
 )
+
+option('pamdir', 
+  type: 'string', 
+  value: '', 
+  description: 'Pam Library directory (e.g., lib or lib64)', 
+)


diff --git a/pam/meson.build b/pam/meson.build
index 66ecda23..5564d5b5 100644
--- a/pam/meson.build
+++ b/pam/meson.build
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ libpam_gkr = shared_library('pam_gnome_keyring',
   link_depends: pam_gkr_symbolmap,
   include_directories: config_h_inc,
   install: true,
-  install_dir: get_option('libdir') / 'security',
+  install_dir: get_option('pamdir'),
 )
 
 libpam_gkr_dep = declare_dependency(