diff --git a/cmake/BuildParameters.cmake b/cmake/BuildParameters.cmake
index a93fc98d79..77453983f8 100644
--- a/cmake/BuildParameters.cmake
+++ b/cmake/BuildParameters.cmake
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 # Use all         internal lib: -DFORCE_INTERNAL_ALL=TRUE
 # Use soundtouch  internal lib: -DFORCE_INTERNAL_SOUNDTOUCH=TRUE
 # Use zlib        internal lib: -DFORCE_INTERNAL_ZLIB=TRUE
+### Miscellaneous
+# Select install dir of l10n  : -DL10N_PORTABLE=TRUE(bin/Langs)|FALSE(FHS, /usr...)
 ### Add some flags to the build process
 # control C flags             : -DUSER_CMAKE_C_FLAGS="cflags"
 # control C++ flags           : -DUSER_CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS="cxxflags"
@@ -131,3 +133,11 @@ endif(NOT DEFINED FORCE_INTERNAL_SOUNDTOUCH)
 if(NOT DEFINED FORCE_INTERNAL_ZLIB)
     set(FORCE_INTERNAL_ZLIB FALSE)
 endif(NOT DEFINED FORCE_INTERNAL_ZLIB)
+
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Select library system vs 3rdparty
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+if(NOT DEFINED L10N_PORTABLE)
+    set(L10N_PORTABLE TRUE)
+    message(STATUS "Install localization file in bin/Langs by default")
+endif(NOT DEFINED L10N_PORTABLE)
diff --git a/cmake/Translation.cmake b/cmake/Translation.cmake
index 53f8513475..cad8d34098 100644
--- a/cmake/Translation.cmake
+++ b/cmake/Translation.cmake
@@ -58,7 +58,11 @@ MACRO(GETTEXT_CREATE_TRANSLATIONS_PCSX2 _potFile _firstPoFileArg)
             COMMAND ${GETTEXT_MSGFMT_EXECUTABLE} -o ${_gmoFile} ${_absFile}
             DEPENDS ${_absPotFile} ${_absFile} )
 
+        IF (L10N_PORTABLE)
+            INSTALL(FILES ${_gmoFile} DESTINATION ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/bin/Langs/${_lang}/LC_MESSAGES RENAME ${_potBasename}.mo)
+        ELSE (L10N_PORTABLE)
         INSTALL(FILES ${_gmoFile} DESTINATION share/locale/${_lang}/LC_MESSAGES RENAME ${_potBasename}.mo)
+        ENDIF (L10N_PORTABLE)
 
         SET(_gmoFiles ${_gmoFiles} ${_gmoFile})