diff --git a/scripts/bin/openshell b/scripts/bin/openshell
index 263f5613a..58cef8ce3 100755
--- a/scripts/bin/openshell
+++ b/scripts/bin/openshell
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ set -e
 
 SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
 PROJECT_ROOT="$(cd "$SCRIPT_DIR/../.." && pwd)"
-BINARY="$PROJECT_ROOT/target/debug/openshell"
+TARGET_DIR="${CARGO_TARGET_DIR:-$PROJECT_ROOT/target}"
+BINARY="$TARGET_DIR/debug/openshell"
 STATE_FILE="$PROJECT_ROOT/.cache/openshell-build.state"
 CALLER_PWD="$PWD"