diff --git a/notebook/nbextensions.py b/notebook/nbextensions.py
index 2b5ac221f9..4582d39658 100644
--- a/notebook/nbextensions.py
+++ b/notebook/nbextensions.py
@@ -701,6 +701,7 @@ def install_extensions(self):
         install = install_nbextension_python if self.python else install_nbextension
         
         full_dests = install(self.extra_args[0],
+                             destination=self.destination,
                              overwrite=self.overwrite,
                              symlink=self.symlink,
                              user=self.user,