diff --git a/tools/power/x86/turbostat/Makefile b/tools/power/x86/turbostat/Makefile
index d1b3a361e526d83d1ce011819d917e6f9c256f81..4039854560d0d5dffe32150562a6f11b2791033f 100644
--- a/tools/power/x86/turbostat/Makefile
+++ b/tools/power/x86/turbostat/Makefile
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
 CC		= $(CROSS_COMPILE)gcc
-BUILD_OUTPUT	:= $(PWD)
+BUILD_OUTPUT	:= $(CURDIR)
 PREFIX		:= /usr
 DESTDIR		:=
 
+ifeq ("$(origin O)", "command line")
+	BUILD_OUTPUT := $(O)
+endif
+
 turbostat : turbostat.c
 CFLAGS +=	-Wall
 CFLAGS +=	-DMSRHEADER='"../../../../arch/x86/include/uapi/asm/msr-index.h"'