diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 61452f0f8746..53aad6d68daf 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ CARGO_PROFILE ?=
 FEATURES ?=
 TARGET_DIR ?=
 TARGET ?=
+BUILD_BIN ?= greptime
 CARGO_BUILD_OPTS := --locked
 IMAGE_REGISTRY ?= docker.io
 IMAGE_NAMESPACE ?= greptime
@@ -45,6 +46,10 @@ ifneq ($(strip $(TARGET)),)
 	CARGO_BUILD_OPTS += --target ${TARGET}
 endif
 
+ifneq ($(strip $(BUILD_BIN)),)
+	CARGO_BUILD_OPTS += --bin ${BUILD_BIN}
+endif
+
 ifneq ($(strip $(RELEASE)),)
 	CARGO_BUILD_OPTS += --release
 endif