diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 20edb1a..b91d56d 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -233,6 +233,15 @@ fi
 
 AC_SUBST(GAPIROOT)
 
+AC_ARG_VAR(MONOLIBPATH, [ The path for mono libraries (default is /usr/lib/mono) ] )
+
+if test -z "$MONOLIBPATH"; then
+	MONOLIBPATH="/usr/lib/mono"
+fi
+
+AC_SUBST(MONOLIBPATH)
+
+
 dnl ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 dnl Check for IPC3270
 dnl ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/core/Makefile.in b/src/core/Makefile.in
index 143160c..7bf73a2 100644
--- a/src/core/Makefile.in
+++ b/src/core/Makefile.in
@@ -79,8 +79,8 @@ install: \
 	$(MKDIR) $(DESTDIR)@GAPIROOT@/$(MODULE_NAME)
 	$(INSTALL_DATA) $(BINRLS)/$(MODULE_NAME).xml $(DESTDIR)@GAPIROOT@/$(MODULE_NAME)
 
-	$(MKDIR) $(DESTDIR)/usr/lib/mono/$(MODULE_NAME)-@PACKAGE_MAJOR_VERSION@.@PACKAGE_MINOR_VERSION@
-	$(INSTALL_PROGRAM) $(BINRLS)/$(LIBNAME) $(DESTDIR)/usr/lib/mono/$(MODULE_NAME)-@PACKAGE_MAJOR_VERSION@.@PACKAGE_MINOR_VERSION@
+	$(MKDIR) $(DESTDIR)@MONOLIBPATH@/$(MODULE_NAME)-@PACKAGE_MAJOR_VERSION@.@PACKAGE_MINOR_VERSION@
+	$(INSTALL_PROGRAM) $(BINRLS)/$(LIBNAME) $(DESTDIR)@MONOLIBPATH@/$(MODULE_NAME)-@PACKAGE_MAJOR_VERSION@.@PACKAGE_MINOR_VERSION@
 
 	$(MKDIR) $(DESTDIR)/$(libdir)/pkgconfig
 	$(INSTALL_DATA) $(MODULE_NAME).pc $(DESTDIR)/$(libdir)/pkgconfig
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