diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e101f0b..1b1f23c 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -2,6 +2,17 @@ install-debug:
 	@sudo systemctl --runtime link sfsmcd/sfsmc-debug@.service
 .PHONY: install-debug
 
+install-dbus:
+	@if [[ ! -e /usr/share/dbus-1/system.d/ ]]; then \
+		echo DBus security policy files are not located at the expected path;\
+		echo Please install the security policy for 'org.ddnss.sfs.mc' manually;\
+		echo "  \`sudo cp sfsmcd/org.ddnss.sfs.mc.conf <your path e.g. /usr/share/dbus-1/system.d/>\`";\
+		exit 1;\
+	elif [[ ! -e /usr/share/dbus-1/system.d/org.ddnss.sfs.mc.conf ]]; then \
+		sudo cp sfsmcd/org.ddnss.sfs.mc.conf /usr/share/dbus-1/system.d/;\
+	fi
+.PHONY: install-dbus
+
 journalctl:
 	@journalctl -efSnow -usfsmc-debug@$$(cd ..; pwd) -ocat
 .PHONY: journalctl