diff --git a/meta/classes/package.bbclass b/meta/classes/package.bbclass
index e6856cd..1a8c7f8 100644
--- a/meta/classes/package.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/package.bbclass
@@ -191,6 +191,7 @@ def splitfile(file, debugfile, debugsrcdir, d):
     debugedit = d.expand("${STAGING_LIBDIR_NATIVE}/rpm/bin/debugedit")
     workdir = d.getVar("WORKDIR", True)
     workparentdir = os.path.dirname(workdir)
+    overridedir = d.getVar("DEBUGSRC_OVERRIDE_PATH", True) or ""
     sourcefile = d.expand("${WORKDIR}/debugsources.list")
 
     # We ignore kernel modules, we don't generate debug info files.
@@ -205,7 +206,7 @@ def splitfile(file, debugfile, debugsrcdir, d):
 
     # We need to extract the debug src information here...
     if debugsrcdir:
-	subprocess.call("%s'%s' -b '%s' -d '%s' -i -l '%s' '%s'" % (pathprefix, debugedit, workparentdir, debugsrcdir, sourcefile, file), shell=True)
+	subprocess.call("%s'%s' -b '%s' -d '%s' -i -l '%s' '%s'" % (pathprefix, debugedit, overridedir or workparentdir, debugsrcdir, sourcefile, file), shell=True)
 
     bb.mkdirhier(os.path.dirname(debugfile))