diff --git a/scripts/gdbclient b/scripts/gdbclient
index 1d6b6f69f..19a6949fb 100755
--- a/scripts/gdbclient
+++ b/scripts/gdbclient
@@ -65,7 +65,8 @@ function gdbclient() {
     ROOT=`realpath .`
   fi
 
-  local OUT_ROOT="$ROOT/out/target/product/$DEVICE"
+  local SYS_OUT_ROOT=$(get_build_var OUT_DIR)
+  local OUT_ROOT="${SYS_OUT_ROOT:-${OUT_DIR:-$ROOT/out}}/target/product/$DEVICE"
   local SYMBOLS_DIR="$OUT_ROOT/symbols"
   local IS_TAPAS_USER="$(get_build_var TARGET_BUILD_APPS)"
   local TAPAS_SYMBOLS_DIR=