diff --git a/plat/nvidia/tegra/platform.mk b/plat/nvidia/tegra/platform.mk
index 0d6e525a8..b90933547 100644
--- a/plat/nvidia/tegra/platform.mk
+++ b/plat/nvidia/tegra/platform.mk
@@ -32,3 +32,6 @@ SOC_DIR		:=	plat/nvidia/tegra/soc/${TARGET_SOC}
 
 include plat/nvidia/tegra/common/tegra_common.mk
 include ${SOC_DIR}/platform_${TARGET_SOC}.mk
+
+# modify BUILD_PLAT to point to SoC specific build directory
+BUILD_PLAT	:=	${BUILD_BASE}/${PLAT}/${TARGET_SOC}/${BUILD_TYPE}