diff --git a/util/abuild/abuild b/util/abuild/abuild
index 3f28486f72..cbfc9dc9e0 100755
--- a/util/abuild/abuild
+++ b/util/abuild/abuild
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ ABUILD_VERSION="0.9.3"
 TOP=$PWD
 
 # Where shall we place all the build trees?
-TARGET=coreboot-builds
+TARGET=${COREBOOT_BUILD_DIR:-coreboot-builds}
 XMLFILE=$TOP/abuild.xml
 REAL_XMLFILE=$XMLFILE