diff --git a/cmake/BuildParameters.cmake b/cmake/BuildParameters.cmake
index f2cd947e55..74495e046e 100644
--- a/cmake/BuildParameters.cmake
+++ b/cmake/BuildParameters.cmake
@@ -46,6 +46,10 @@ if(PACKAGE_MODE)
         set(GAMEINDEX_DIR "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/share/games/pcsx2")
     endif(NOT DEFINED GAMEINDEX_DIR)
 
+    if(NOT DEFINED BIN_DIR)
+        set(BIN_DIR "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/bin")
+    endif(NOT DEFINED BIN_DIR)
+
     # Compile all source codes with these 2 defines
     add_definitions(-DPLUGIN_DIR_COMPILATION=${PLUGIN_DIR} -DGAMEINDEX_DIR_COMPILATION=${GAMEINDEX_DIR})
 endif(PACKAGE_MODE)
diff --git a/cmake/Pcsx2Utils.cmake b/cmake/Pcsx2Utils.cmake
index 445f849c57..f0557b2cd4 100644
--- a/cmake/Pcsx2Utils.cmake
+++ b/cmake/Pcsx2Utils.cmake
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ macro(add_pcsx2_executable exe srcs libs flags)
         target_link_libraries(${lib} "${USER_CMAKE_LD_FLAGS}")
     endif(NOT USER_CMAKE_LD_FLAGS STREQUAL "")
     if(PACKAGE_MODE)
-        install(TARGETS ${exe} DESTINATION bin)
+        install(TARGETS ${exe} DESTINATION ${BIN_DIR})
     else(PACKAGE_MODE)
         install(TARGETS ${exe} DESTINATION ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/bin)
     endif(PACKAGE_MODE)