diff --git a/configs/autoconf.in b/configs/autoconf.in
index 296bf30..149202b 100644
--- a/configs/autoconf.in
+++ b/configs/autoconf.in
@@ -178,6 +178,9 @@ VA_LIB_INSTALL_DIR=@VA_LIB_INSTALL_DIR@
 # Xorg driver install directory (for xorg state-tracker)
 XORG_DRIVER_INSTALL_DIR = @XORG_DRIVER_INSTALL_DIR@
 
+# XVMC library install directory
+XVMC_LIB_INSTALL_DIR=@XVMC_LIB_INSTALL_DIR@
+
 # pkg-config substitutions
 GL_PC_REQ_PRIV = @GL_PC_REQ_PRIV@
 GL_PC_LIB_PRIV = @GL_PC_LIB_PRIV@
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 1c437e7..4e3d9d8 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1821,6 +1821,14 @@ AC_ARG_WITH([va-libdir],
     [VA_LIB_INSTALL_DIR='${libdir}/va'])
 AC_SUBST([VA_LIB_INSTALL_DIR])
 
+dnl Directory for XVMC libs
+AC_ARG_WITH([xvmc-libdir],
+    [AS_HELP_STRING([--with-xvmc-libdir=DIR],
+        [directory for the XVMC libraries @<:@default=${libdir}/xvmc@:>@])],
+    [XVMC_LIB_INSTALL_DIR="$withval"],
+    [XVMC_LIB_INSTALL_DIR='${libdir}/xvmc'])
+AC_SUBST([XVMC_LIB_INSTALL_DIR])
+
 dnl
 dnl Gallium helper functions
 dnl
diff --git a/src/gallium/targets/Makefile.xvmc b/src/gallium/targets/Makefile.xvmc
index 217481e..6c57280 100644
--- a/src/gallium/targets/Makefile.xvmc
+++ b/src/gallium/targets/Makefile.xvmc
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # This makefile template is used to build libXvMCg3dvl.so
 
 LIBNAME = lib$(LIBBASENAME).so
-LIB_GLOB=lib$(LIBBASENAME).*so*
+XVMC_LIB_GLOB=lib$(LIBBASENAME).*so*
 XVMC_MAJOR = 1
 XVMC_MINOR = 0
 INCLUDES = -I$(TOP)/src/gallium/include \
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ clean:
 	-rm -f depend depend.bak
 
 install: default
-	$(INSTALL) -d $(DESTDIR)$(INSTALL_DIR)/$(LIB_DIR)
-	$(MINSTALL) -m 755 $(TOP)/$(LIB_DIR)/gallium/$(LIB_GLOB) $(DESTDIR)$(INSTALL_DIR)/$(LIB_DIR)
+	$(INSTALL) -d $(DESTDIR)$(XVMC_LIB_INSTALL_DIR)
+	$(MINSTALL) -m 755 $(TOP)/$(LIB_DIR)/gallium/$(XVMC_LIB_GLOB) $(DESTDIR)$(XVMC_LIB_INSTALL_DIR)
 
 include depend