diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 415b43f..e168e64 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ AM_SILENT_RULES([yes])
 AC_PROG_CC
 AC_LANG([C])
 AC_PROG_INSTALL
+PKG_PROG_PKG_CONFIG
+PKG_CHECK_VAR(bashcompdir, [bash-completion], [completionsdir], , bashcompdir="${sysconfdir}/bash_completion.d")
+AC_SUBST(bashcompdir)
 AC_CONFIG_FILES([Makefile])
 AC_CONFIG_FILES([src/Makefile])
 AC_CONFIG_FILES([man/Makefile])
diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 124cf94..321b201 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -7,5 +7,5 @@ gotty_SOURCES = tty.c \
                 include/gotty/options.h \
                 include/gotty/time.h \
                 include/gotty/print.h
-bashcompletiondir=$(sysconfdir)/bash_completion.d
+bashcompletiondir=@bashcompdir@
 dist_bashcompletion_DATA=bash-completion/gotty