diff --git a/tools/power/x86/turbostat/Makefile b/tools/power/x86/turbostat/Makefile
index d1b3a36..4039854 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"'