diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 0adc42f738..84ce52c736 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -584,7 +584,10 @@ enable_modem_manager = get_option('modem_manager')
 if enable_modem_manager
   mm_glib_dep = dependency('mm-glib', version: '>= 0.7.991')
 
-  mobile_broadband_provider_info_database = dependency('mobile-broadband-provider-info').get_pkgconfig_variable('database')
+  mobile_broadband_provider_info_database = get_option('mobile_broadband_provider_info_database')
+  if mobile_broadband_provider_info_database == ''
+    mobile_broadband_provider_info_database = dependency('mobile-broadband-provider-info').get_pkgconfig_variable('database')
+  endif
   config_h.set_quoted('MOBILE_BROADBAND_PROVIDER_INFO_DATABASE', mobile_broadband_provider_info_database)
 endif
 
@@ -1054,6 +1057,7 @@ output += '  jansson: ' + jansson_msg + '\n'
 output += '  iptables: ' + config_h.get('IPTABLES_PATH') + '\n'
 output += '  nft: ' + config_h.get('NFT_PATH') + '\n'
 output += '  modemmanager-1: ' + enable_modem_manager.to_string() + '\n'
+output += '  mobile-broadband-provider-info-database: ' + mobile_broadband_provider_info_database + '\n'
 output += '  ofono: ' + enable_ofono.to_string() + '\n'
 output += '  concheck: ' + enable_concheck.to_string() + '\n'
 output += '  libteamdctl: ' + enable_teamdctl.to_string() + '\n'
diff --git a/meson_options.txt b/meson_options.txt
index 8b1d32e645..4e359f9e92 100644
--- a/meson_options.txt
+++ b/meson_options.txt
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ option('ppp', type: 'boolean', value: true, description: 'enable PPP/PPPoE suppo
 option('pppd', type: 'string', value: '', description: 'path to pppd binary')
 option('pppd_plugin_dir', type: 'string', value: '', description: 'path to the pppd plugins directory')
 option('modem_manager', type: 'boolean', value: true, description: 'Enable new ModemManager1 interface support')
+option('mobile_broadband_provider_info_database', type: 'string', value: '', description: 'path to the mobile-broadband-provider-info database')
 option('ofono', type: 'boolean', value: false, description: 'Enable oFono support (experimental)')
 option('concheck', type: 'boolean', value: true, description: 'enable connectivity checking support')
 option('teamdctl', type: 'boolean', value: false, description: 'enable Teamd control support')