diff --git a/doc/makepkg.8.asciidoc b/doc/makepkg.8.asciidoc
index 69a5fd64..35cca301 100644
--- a/doc/makepkg.8.asciidoc
+++ b/doc/makepkg.8.asciidoc
@@ -276,6 +276,14 @@ Environment Variables
 	Directory where the package will be built. Overrides the corresponding
 	value defined in linkman:makepkg.conf[5].
 
+**BUILDSRCDIR=**"/path/to/directory"::
+	Directory where the package source will be extracted. Overrides the
+	corresponding value defined in linkman:makepkg.conf[5].
+
+**BUILDPKGDIR=**"/path/to/directory"::
+	Directory where the package files will be packaged prior to archival.
+	Overrides the corresponding value defined in linkman:makepkg.conf[5].
+
 **CARCH=**"(i686|x86_64)"::
 	Force build for a specific architecture. Useful for cross-compiling.
 	Overrides the corresponding value defined in linkman:makepkg.conf[5].
diff --git a/doc/makepkg.conf.5.asciidoc b/doc/makepkg.conf.5.asciidoc
index f67b673b..b5dae2ca 100644
--- a/doc/makepkg.conf.5.asciidoc
+++ b/doc/makepkg.conf.5.asciidoc
@@ -147,6 +147,18 @@ Options
 	Incorrect use of `$startdir` in a PKGBUILD may cause building with
 	this option to fail.
 
+**BUILDSRCDIR=**"/path/to/directory"::
+	If this value is not set, package source will, by default, be extracted in
+	a subdirectory of the build directory. This option allows setting the build
+	extraction location to another directory. Incorrect use of `$startdir` in a
+	PKGBUILD may cause building with this option to fail.
+
+**BUILDPKGDIR=**"/path/to/directory"::
+	If this value is not set, package files will, by default, be packaged in a
+	subdirectory of the build directory. This	option allows setting the build
+	packaging location to another directory. Incorrect use of `$startdir` in a
+	PKGBUILD may cause building with this option to fail.
+
 **GPGKEY=**""::
 	Specify a key to use for GPG signing instead of the default key in the
 	keyring. Can be overridden with makepkg's '\--key' option.
diff --git a/etc/makepkg.conf.in b/etc/makepkg.conf.in
index 5e910c01..da91ec0a 100644
--- a/etc/makepkg.conf.in
+++ b/etc/makepkg.conf.in
@@ -69,8 +69,14 @@ BUILDENV=(!distcc color !ccache check !sign)
 #-- specify a space-delimited list of hosts running in the DistCC cluster.
 #DISTCC_HOSTS=""
 #
-#-- Specify a directory for package building.
+#-- Specify a directory for package building. Default: working directory
 #BUILDDIR=/tmp/makepkg
+#-- Specify a directory for package source code extracted during build.
+#-- Default: src directory inside build directory
+#BUILDSRCDIR=/tmp/makepkg/src
+#-- Specify a directory for package files prior to archival and compression.
+#-- Default: pkg directory inside build directory
+#BUILDPKGDIR=/tmp/makepkg/pkg
 
 #########################################################################
 # GLOBAL PACKAGE OPTIONS
diff --git a/scripts/makepkg.sh.in b/scripts/makepkg.sh.in
index 820d068f..ff76ebb4 100644
--- a/scripts/makepkg.sh.in
+++ b/scripts/makepkg.sh.in
@@ -1164,9 +1164,17 @@ if [[ $BUILDDIR -ef "$startdir" ]]; then
 	srcdir="$BUILDDIR/src"
 	pkgdirbase="$BUILDDIR/pkg"
 else
-	srcdir="$BUILDDIR/$pkgbase/src"
-	pkgdirbase="$BUILDDIR/$pkgbase/pkg"
+	if [[ -n "$BUILDSRCDIR" ]]; then
+		srcdir="$BUILDSRCDIR/$pkgbase"
+	else
+		srcdir="$BUILDDIR/$pkgbase/src"
+	fi
 
+	if [[ -n "$BUILDPKGDIR" ]]; then
+		pkgdirbase="$BUILDPKGDIR/$pkgbase"
+	else
+		pkgdirbase="$BUILDDIR/$pkgbase/pkg"
+	fi
 fi
 
 # set pkgdir to something "sensible" for (not recommended) use during build()