diff --git a/core/config.mk b/core/config.mk
index 8c02055..a68c5b2 100644
--- a/core/config.mk
+++ b/core/config.mk
@@ -518,6 +518,11 @@
 else
 MKBOOTIMG := $(BOARD_CUSTOM_MKBOOTIMG)
 endif
+ifeq (,$(strip $(BOARD_CUSTOM_BVBTOOL)))
+BVBTOOL := $(HOST_OUT_EXECUTABLES)/bvbtool$(HOST_EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX)
+else
+BVBTOOL := $(BOARD_CUSTOM_BVBTOOL)
+endif
 APICHECK := $(HOST_OUT_EXECUTABLES)/apicheck$(HOST_EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX)
 FS_GET_STATS := $(HOST_OUT_EXECUTABLES)/fs_get_stats$(HOST_EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX)
 MAKE_EXT4FS := $(HOST_OUT_EXECUTABLES)/make_ext4fs$(HOST_EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX)