diff --git a/autogen.sh b/autogen.sh
index 8d46cfd5e..369a6f5af 100755
--- a/autogen.sh
+++ b/autogen.sh
@@ -21,13 +21,3 @@ fi
 mkdir -p build
 $MESON setup "$@" build # use 'autogen.sh --reconfigure' to update
 ln -sf build/Makefile Makefile
-
-ln -sf libjack.so.0 build/pipewire-jack/src/libjack.so
-ln -sf libjack-pw.so build/pipewire-jack/src/libjack.so.0
-
-ln -sf libpulse.so.0 build/pipewire-pulseaudio/src/libpulse.so
-ln -sf libpulse-pw.so build/pipewire-pulseaudio/src/libpulse.so.0
-ln -sf libpulse-simple.so.0 build/pipewire-pulseaudio/src/libpulse-simple.so
-ln -sf libpulse-simple-pw.so build/pipewire-pulseaudio/src/libpulse-simple.so.0
-ln -sf libpulse-mainloop-glib.so.0 build/pipewire-pulseaudio/src/libpulse-mainloop-glib.so
-ln -sf libpulse-mainloop-glib-pw.so build/pipewire-pulseaudio/src/libpulse-mainloop-glib.so.0
diff --git a/meson_options.txt b/meson_options.txt
index 0790bad4f..b2b2af73f 100644
--- a/meson_options.txt
+++ b/meson_options.txt
@@ -30,10 +30,16 @@ option('pipewire-jack',
        description: 'Enable pipewire-jack integration',
        type: 'boolean',
        value: true)
+option('libjack-path',
+       description: 'Where to install the libjack.so library',
+       type: 'string')
 option('pipewire-pulseaudio',
        description: 'Enable pipewire-pulseaudio integration',
        type: 'boolean',
        value: true)
+option('libpulse-path',
+       description: 'Where to install the libpulse.so library',
+       type: 'string')
 option('spa-plugins',
        description: 'Enable spa plugins integration',
        type: 'boolean',
diff --git a/pipewire-jack/src/meson.build b/pipewire-jack/src/meson.build
index 68821a1b7..a8c62c27e 100644
--- a/pipewire-jack/src/meson.build
+++ b/pipewire-jack/src/meson.build
@@ -13,13 +13,20 @@ pipewire_jack_c_args = [
 #optional dependencies
 jack_dep = dependency('jack', version : '>= 1.9.10', required : false)
 
-pipewire_jack = shared_library('jack-pw',
+libjack_path = get_option('libjack-path')
+if libjack_path == ''
+  libjack_path = join_paths(modules_install_dir, 'jack')
+endif
+
+pipewire_jack = shared_library('jack',
     pipewire_jack_sources,
-    soversion : pipewire_version,
+    soversion : soversion,
+    version : libversion,
     c_args : pipewire_jack_c_args,
     include_directories : [configinc],
     dependencies : [pipewire_dep, jack_dep, mathlib],
     install : true,
+    install_dir : libjack_path,
 )
 
 if sdl_dep.found()
diff --git a/pipewire-pulseaudio/src/meson.build b/pipewire-pulseaudio/src/meson.build
index a80e75198..2fecdd8ce 100644
--- a/pipewire-pulseaudio/src/meson.build
+++ b/pipewire-pulseaudio/src/meson.build
@@ -48,32 +48,44 @@ pipewire_pulseaudio_c_args = [
 mapfile = 'map-file'
 vflag = '-Wl,--version-script,@0@/@1@'.format(meson.current_source_dir(), mapfile)
 
-pipewire_pulseaudio = shared_library('pulse-pw',
+libpulse_path = get_option('libpulse-path')
+if libpulse_path == ''
+  libpulse_path = join_paths(modules_install_dir, 'pulse')
+endif
+
+
+pipewire_pulseaudio = shared_library('pulse',
     pipewire_pulseaudio_sources,
-    soversion : pipewire_version,
+    soversion : soversion,
+    version : libversion,
     c_args : pipewire_pulseaudio_c_args,
     link_args : vflag,
     include_directories : [configinc],
     dependencies : [pipewire_dep, pulseaudio_dep, mathlib],
     install : true,
+    install_dir : libpulse_path,
 )
 
-pipewire_pulseaudio = shared_library('pulse-mainloop-glib-pw',
+pipewire_pulseaudio = shared_library('pulse-mainloop-glib',
     pipewire_mainloop_glib_sources,
-    soversion : pipewire_version,
+    soversion : soversion,
+    version : libversion,
     c_args : pipewire_pulseaudio_c_args,
     link_args : vflag,
     include_directories : [configinc],
     dependencies : [pipewire_dep, pulseaudio_dep, mathlib, glib_dep],
     install : true,
+    install_dir : libpulse_path,
 )
 
-pipewire_pulseaudio = shared_library('pulse-simple-pw',
+pipewire_pulseaudio = shared_library('pulse-simple',
     pipewire_mainloop_simple_sources,
-    soversion : pipewire_version,
+    soversion : soversion,
+    version : libversion,
     c_args : pipewire_pulseaudio_c_args,
     link_args : vflag,
     include_directories : [configinc],
     dependencies : [pipewire_dep, pulseaudio_dep, mathlib, glib_dep],
     install : true,
+    install_dir : libpulse_path,
 )