diff --git a/virtualsmartcard/configure.ac b/virtualsmartcard/configure.ac
index c2eac16..fd9d2ce 100644
--- a/virtualsmartcard/configure.ac
+++ b/virtualsmartcard/configure.ac
@@ -74,6 +74,13 @@ if test "${serialdropdir}" = false ; then
 fi
 
 
+# --enable-confdir=DIR
+AC_ARG_ENABLE(confdir,
+	AC_HELP_STRING([--enable-confdir=DIR],[directory to install the
+	vpcd configuration (default to pcscd config or /etc/reader.conf.d)]),
+	[confdir="${enableval}"], [confdir=/etc/reader.conf.d])
+
+
 # Checks for header files.
 AC_CHECK_HEADERS([arpa/inet.h stdint.h stdlib.h string.h sys/socket.h sys/time.h unistd.h])
 
@@ -90,6 +97,7 @@ AC_SUBST(BUNDLE_HOST)
 AC_SUBST(DYN_LIB_EXT)
 AC_SUBST(LIB_PREFIX)
 AC_SUBST(serialdropdir)
+AC_SUBST(confdir)
 case "$host" in
 *-*-darwin*)
 	BUNDLE_HOST="MacOS"
@@ -133,7 +141,7 @@ ${PACKAGE} has been configured with following options:
 
 Version:              ${PACKAGE_VERSION}
 User binaries:        $(eval eval eval echo "${bindir}")
-PC/SC configuration:  $(eval eval eval echo "${sysconfdir}/reader.conf.d")
+PC/SC configuration:  ${confdir}
 Python site-packages: $(eval eval eval echo "${pythondir}")
 Driver directory:     ${serialdropdir}
 
diff --git a/virtualsmartcard/src/vpcd/Makefile.am b/virtualsmartcard/src/vpcd/Makefile.am
index 731540f..8554dde 100644
--- a/virtualsmartcard/src/vpcd/Makefile.am
+++ b/virtualsmartcard/src/vpcd/Makefile.am
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ install_libvpcd: libvpcd.la reader.conf.in
 	$(LIBTOOL) --mode=install cp .libs/$(VPCD_LIB) $(DESTDIR)$(serialdropdir)/$(VPCD_LIB).$(VERSION)
 	(cd $(DESTDIR)$(serialdropdir) && \
 		$(LN_S) -f $(VPCD_LIB).$(VERSION) $(VPCD_LIB))
-	$(mkinstalldirs) $(DESTDIR)$(sysconfdir)/reader.conf.d
-	$(do_subst) < $(srcdir)/reader.conf.in > $(DESTDIR)$(sysconfdir)/reader.conf.d/vpcd
+	$(mkinstalldirs) $(DESTDIR)$(confdir)
+	$(do_subst) < $(srcdir)/reader.conf.in > $(DESTDIR)$(confdir)/vpcd
 
 
 uninstall: uninstall_libvpcd
@@ -30,4 +30,4 @@ uninstall: uninstall_libvpcd
 uninstall_libvpcd:
 	rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(serialdropdir)/$(VPCD_LIB).$(VERSION) \
 	    $(DESTDIR)$(serialdropdir)/$(VPCD_LIB) \
-	    $(DESTDIR)$(sysconfdir)/reader.conf.d/vpcd
+	    $(DESTDIR)$(confdir)/vpcd