diff --git a/src/linux/Packaging.Linux/Packaging.Linux.csproj b/src/linux/Packaging.Linux/Packaging.Linux.csproj
index b9fb5ccd5..362ffc230 100644
--- a/src/linux/Packaging.Linux/Packaging.Linux.csproj
+++ b/src/linux/Packaging.Linux/Packaging.Linux.csproj
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <InstallFromSource>false</InstallFromSource>
+    <InstallPrefix>/usr/local</InstallPrefix>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
@@ -23,8 +24,8 @@
   <Import Project="Sdk.targets" Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk" />
 
   <Target Name="CoreCompile" Condition="'$(OSPlatform)'=='linux'">
-    <Message Text="$(MSBuildProjectDirectory)\build.sh --install-from-source=$(InstallFromSource) --configuration='$(Configuration)' --version='$(Version)'" Importance="High" />
-    <Exec Command="$(MSBuildProjectDirectory)\build.sh --install-from-source=$(InstallFromSource) --configuration='$(Configuration)' --version='$(Version)'" />
+    <Message Text="$(MSBuildProjectDirectory)\build.sh --install-from-source=$(InstallFromSource) --configuration='$(Configuration)' --version='$(Version)' --install-prefix='$(InstallPrefix)'" Importance="High" />
+    <Exec Command="$(MSBuildProjectDirectory)\build.sh --install-from-source=$(InstallFromSource) --configuration='$(Configuration)' --version='$(Version)' --install-prefix='$(InstallPrefix)'" />
   </Target>
 
   <Target Name="CoreClean">
diff --git a/src/linux/Packaging.Linux/build.sh b/src/linux/Packaging.Linux/build.sh
index 3b179e22d..6672857d2 100755
--- a/src/linux/Packaging.Linux/build.sh
+++ b/src/linux/Packaging.Linux/build.sh
@@ -30,12 +30,21 @@ case "$i" in
     INSTALL_FROM_SOURCE="${i#*=}"
     shift # past argument=value
     ;;
+    --install-prefix=*)
+    INSTALL_PREFIX="${i#*=}"
+    shift # past argument=value
+    ;;
     *)
           # unknown option
     ;;
 esac
 done
 
+# Ensure install prefix exists
+if [! -d "$INSTALL_PREFIX" ]; then
+    mkdir -p "$INSTALL_PREFIX"
+fi
+
 # Perform pre-execution checks
 CONFIGURATION="${CONFIGURATION:=Debug}"
 if [ -z "$VERSION" ]; then
@@ -50,14 +59,11 @@ SYMBOLS="$OUTDIR/payload.sym"
 "$INSTALLER_SRC/layout.sh" --configuration="$CONFIGURATION" || exit 1
 
 if [ $INSTALL_FROM_SOURCE = true ]; then
-    INSTALL_LOCATION="/usr/local"
-    mkdir -p "$INSTALL_LOCATION"
-
-    echo "Installing..."
+    echo "Installing to $INSTALL_PREFIX"
 
     # Install directories
-    INSTALL_TO="$INSTALL_LOCATION/share/gcm-core/"
-    LINK_TO="$INSTALL_LOCATION/bin/"
+    INSTALL_TO="$INSTALL_PREFIX/share/gcm-core/"
+    LINK_TO="$INSTALL_PREFIX/bin/"
 
     mkdir -p "$INSTALL_TO" "$LINK_TO"
 
diff --git a/src/linux/Packaging.Linux/install-from-source.sh b/src/linux/Packaging.Linux/install-from-source.sh
index e379a55f5..98fe7bc4d 100755
--- a/src/linux/Packaging.Linux/install-from-source.sh
+++ b/src/linux/Packaging.Linux/install-from-source.sh
@@ -13,15 +13,30 @@ for i in "$@"; do
         is_ci=true
         shift # Past argument=value
         ;;
+        --install-prefix=*)
+        installPrefix="${i#*=}"
+        shift # past argument=value
+        ;;
     esac
 done
 
+# If install-prefix is not passed, use default value
+if [ -z "$installPrefix" ]; then
+    installPrefix=/usr/local
+fi
+
+# Ensure install directory exists
+if [! -d "$installPrefix" ]; then
+    echo "The folder $installPrefix does not exist"
+    exit
+fi
+
 # In non-ci scenarios, advertise what we will be doing and
 # give user the option to exit.
 if [ -z $is_ci ]; then
     echo "This script will download, compile, and install Git Credential Manager to:
 
-    /usr/local/bin
+    $installPrefix/bin
 
 Git Credential Manager is licensed under the MIT License: https://aka.ms/gcm/license"
 
@@ -225,5 +240,5 @@ if [ -z "$DOTNET_ROOT" ]; then
 fi
 
 cd "$toplevel_path"
-$sudo_cmd env "PATH=$PATH" $DOTNET_ROOT/dotnet build ./src/linux/Packaging.Linux/Packaging.Linux.csproj -c Release -p:InstallFromSource=true
-add_to_PATH "/usr/local/bin"
+$sudo_cmd env "PATH=$PATH" $DOTNET_ROOT/dotnet build ./src/linux/Packaging.Linux/Packaging.Linux.csproj -c Release -p:InstallFromSource=true -p:installPrefix=$installPrefix
+add_to_PATH "$installPrefix/bin"