diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 8787f2a..de714c1 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@
              dependency('libsystemd'),
              meson.get_compiler('c').find_library('rt')
            ],
+           install_dir: get_option('sbindir'),
            install: true)
 
 executable('obmc-console-client',