diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 1172de3f..0a0bcf38 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ CMAKE_OPTIONS += \
 	-DLUA_COMPAT53_DIR=$(LUA_COMPAT53_DIR) \
 	-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=$(BUILD_TYPE)
 
+ifdef INSTALL_PREFIX
+CMAKE_OPTIONS += -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=$(INSTALL_PREFIX)
+endif
+
 ifeq ($(MAKE),mingw32-make)
 CMAKE_OPTIONS += -G"MinGW Makefiles"
 LUV_EXT ?= .dll