diff --git a/core/main.mk b/core/main.mk
index e8a1c4f8ae2048fb7bb347e5f2d281cc8dd4a993..2fd6c25af05ab133bf921022a55c18fff76b45bd 100644
--- a/core/main.mk
+++ b/core/main.mk
@@ -270,6 +270,15 @@ endif
 
 user_variant := $(filter user userdebug,$(TARGET_BUILD_VARIANT))
 enable_target_debugging := true
+
+# Allow to override enable_target_debugging variable
+# for a userdebug target.
+ifeq ($(user_variant),userdebug)
+  ifneq (,$(ENABLE_TARGET_DEBUGGING_OVERRIDE)
+    enable_target_debugging := $(ENABLE_TARGET_DEBUGGING_OVERRIDE)
+  endif
+endif
+
 tags_to_install :=
 ifneq (,$(user_variant))
   # Target is secure in user builds.