diff --git a/init/init.cpp b/init/init.cpp
index 55d5fa8..715dd72 100644
--- a/init/init.cpp
+++ b/init/init.cpp
@@ -513,7 +513,7 @@
         return;
     }
 
-    std::unique_ptr<DIR, int (*)(DIR*)> dir(opendir(kAndroidDtDir.c_str()), closedir);
+    std::unique_ptr<DIR, int (*)(DIR*)> dir(opendir(get_android_dt_dir().c_str()), closedir);
     if (!dir) return;
 
     std::string dt_file;
@@ -523,7 +523,7 @@
             continue;
         }
 
-        std::string file_name = kAndroidDtDir + dp->d_name;
+        std::string file_name = get_android_dt_dir() + dp->d_name;
 
         android::base::ReadFileToString(file_name, &dt_file);
         std::replace(dt_file.begin(), dt_file.end(), ',', '.');
diff --git a/init/util.cpp b/init/util.cpp
index 2792794..fdcb22d 100644
--- a/init/util.cpp
+++ b/init/util.cpp
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@
 namespace android {
 namespace init {
 
+const std::string kDefaultAndroidDtDir("/proc/device-tree/firmware/android/");
+
 // DecodeUid() - decodes and returns the given string, which can be either the
 // numeric or name representation, into the integer uid or gid. Returns
 // UINT_MAX on error.
@@ -374,10 +376,31 @@
     DoReboot(ANDROID_RB_RESTART2, "reboot", "bootloader", false);
 }
 
-// Reads the content of device tree file under kAndroidDtDir directory.
+static std::string init_android_dt_dir() {
+    // Use the standard procfs-based path by default
+    std::string android_dt_dir = kDefaultAndroidDtDir;
+    // The platform may specify a custom Android DT path in kernel cmdline
+    import_kernel_cmdline(false,
+                          [&](const std::string& key, const std::string& value, bool in_qemu) {
+                              if (key == "androidboot.android_dt_dir") {
+                                  android_dt_dir = value;
+                              }
+                          });
+    LOG(INFO) << "Using Android DT directory " << android_dt_dir;
+    return android_dt_dir;
+}
+
+// FIXME: The same logic is duplicated in system/core/fs_mgr/
+const std::string& get_android_dt_dir() {
+    // Set once and saves time for subsequent calls to this function
+    static const std::string kAndroidDtDir = init_android_dt_dir();
+    return kAndroidDtDir;
+}
+
+// Reads the content of device tree file under the platform's Android DT directory.
 // Returns true if the read is success, false otherwise.
 bool read_android_dt_file(const std::string& sub_path, std::string* dt_content) {
-    const std::string file_name = kAndroidDtDir + sub_path;
+    const std::string file_name = get_android_dt_dir() + sub_path;
     if (android::base::ReadFileToString(file_name, dt_content)) {
         if (!dt_content->empty()) {
             dt_content->pop_back();  // Trims the trailing '\0' out.
diff --git a/init/util.h b/init/util.h
index 452df2d..29c10cb 100644
--- a/init/util.h
+++ b/init/util.h
@@ -30,8 +30,6 @@
 
 #define COLDBOOT_DONE "/dev/.coldboot_done"
 
-const std::string kAndroidDtDir("/proc/device-tree/firmware/android/");
-
 using android::base::boot_clock;
 using namespace std::chrono_literals;
 
@@ -57,7 +55,10 @@
 
 void panic() __attribute__((__noreturn__));
 
-// Reads or compares the content of device tree file under kAndroidDtDir directory.
+// Returns the platform's Android DT directory as specified in the kernel cmdline.
+// If the platform does not configure a custom DT path, returns the standard one (based in procfs).
+const std::string& get_android_dt_dir();
+// Reads or compares the content of device tree file under the platform's Android DT directory.
 bool read_android_dt_file(const std::string& sub_path, std::string* dt_content);
 bool is_android_dt_value_expected(const std::string& sub_path, const std::string& expected_content);