diff --git a/build_system/src/config.rs b/build_system/src/config.rs
index 267f45464423..d602cec9f9f5 100644
--- a/build_system/src/config.rs
+++ b/build_system/src/config.rs
@@ -78,6 +78,11 @@ impl ConfigInfo {
         };
         self.host_triple = rustc_version_info(Some(&rustc))?.host.unwrap_or_default();
 
+        if self.target_triple.is_empty() {
+            if let Some(overwrite) = env.get("OVERWRITE_TARGET_TRIPLE") {
+                self.target_triple = overwrite.clone();
+            }
+        }
         if self.target_triple.is_empty() {
             self.target_triple = self.host_triple.clone();
         }