diff --git a/meta-ti-bsp/conf/multiconfig/k3r5.conf b/meta-ti-bsp/conf/multiconfig/k3r5.conf
index e36c87ed..936bce2f 100644
--- a/meta-ti-bsp/conf/multiconfig/k3r5.conf
+++ b/meta-ti-bsp/conf/multiconfig/k3r5.conf
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE:k3r5 = "${TI_COMMON_DEPLOY}/images/${MAINMACHINE}"
 
 MACHINE:append = "-k3r5"
 TCLIBC = "baremetal"
-TMPDIR:append = "-k3r5"
+TI_TMPDIR_APPEND ?= "-k3r5"
+TMPDIR:append = "${TI_TMPDIR_APPEND}"
 
 SDKPKGSUFFIX = "k3r5-nativesdk"