diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index c9f9db6c..48b36e24 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -57,6 +57,10 @@ endif # HAVE_LD_VERSION_SCRIPT
 src_libtpm2_pkcs11_la_LIBADD = $(AM_LDFLAGS)
 src_libtpm2_pkcs11_la_SOURCES = $(LIB_PKCS11_SRC) $(LIB_PKCS11_INTERNAL_LIB_SRC)
 
+if HAVE_PREFIX
+  # Use standard install location when using --prefix
+  lib_LTLIBRARIES = $(libtpm2_pkcs11)
+else
 if HAVE_P11KIT
   # Use P11 kit library module install location
   p11libdir=$(P11_MODULE_PATH)
@@ -69,6 +73,7 @@ else
   # Use standard install location when P11Kit is not found
   lib_LTLIBRARIES = $(libtpm2_pkcs11)
 endif
+endif
 
 AM_DISTCHECK_CONFIGURE_FLAGS = --with-p11kitconfigdir='$$(datarootdir)/p11kitconfigdir' --with-p11kitmoduledir='$$(libdir)'
 
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 0f1457e4..1ec6eb4c 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -485,6 +485,10 @@ AS_IF([test "x$have_p11kit" = "xyes"], [
 
 AM_CONDITIONAL([HAVE_P11KIT], [test "x$have_p11kit" = "xyes"])
 
+# check for --prefix and set flag HAVE_PREFIX if found
+#   do not change install location if --prefix is given and with P11_KIT found
+AM_CONDITIONAL([HAVE_PREFIX], [test ! -z "$(prefix)"])
+
 # END P11 CONFIG
 
 AC_C_BIGENDIAN()