diff --git a/core/config.mk b/core/config.mk
index 1bb9a9698d..586307eb6f 100644
--- a/core/config.mk
+++ b/core/config.mk
@@ -619,7 +619,11 @@ CHECK_ELF_FILE := $(HOST_OUT_EXECUTABLES)/check_elf_file$(HOST_EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX
 LPMAKE := $(HOST_OUT_EXECUTABLES)/lpmake$(HOST_EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX)
 ADD_IMG_TO_TARGET_FILES := $(HOST_OUT_EXECUTABLES)/add_img_to_target_files$(HOST_EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX)
 BUILD_IMAGE := $(HOST_OUT_EXECUTABLES)/build_image$(HOST_EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX)
+ifeq (,$(strip $(BOARD_CUSTOM_BUILD_SUPER_IMAGE)))
 BUILD_SUPER_IMAGE := $(HOST_OUT_EXECUTABLES)/build_super_image$(HOST_EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX)
+else
+BUILD_SUPER_IMAGE := $(BOARD_CUSTOM_BUILD_SUPER_IMAGE)
+endif
 IMG_FROM_TARGET_FILES := $(HOST_OUT_EXECUTABLES)/img_from_target_files$(HOST_EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX)
 MAKE_RECOVERY_PATCH := $(HOST_OUT_EXECUTABLES)/make_recovery_patch$(HOST_EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX)
 OTA_FROM_TARGET_FILES := $(HOST_OUT_EXECUTABLES)/ota_from_target_files$(HOST_EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX)