diff --git a/util/board_status/board_status.sh b/util/board_status/board_status.sh
index 1dcca713da..76da47990f 100755
--- a/util/board_status/board_status.sh
+++ b/util/board_status/board_status.sh
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ REMOTE=1
 FATAL=0
 NONFATAL=1
 
+# Used if cbmem is not in default $PATH, e.g. not installed or when using `sudo`
+CBMEM_PATH=""
+
 # test a command
 #
 # $1: 0 ($LOCAL) to run command locally,
@@ -172,6 +175,8 @@ show_help() {
 	${0} <option>
 
 Options
+    -c, --cbmem
+        Path to cbmem on device under test (DUT).
     -C, --clobber
         Clobber temporary output when finished. Useful for debugging.
     -h, --help
@@ -199,16 +204,20 @@ if [ $? -ne 4 ]; then
 	exit $EXIT_FAILURE
 fi
 
-LONGOPTS="clobber,help,image:,remote-host:,upload-results"
+LONGOPTS="cbmem:,clobber,help,image:,remote-host:,upload-results"
 LONGOPTS="${LONGOPTS},serial-device:,serial-speed:"
 LONGOPTS="${LONGOPTS},ssh-port:"
 
-ARGS=$(getopt -o Chi:r:s:S:u -l "$LONGOPTS" -n "$0" -- "$@");
+ARGS=$(getopt -o c:Chi:r:s:S:u -l "$LONGOPTS" -n "$0" -- "$@");
 if [ $? != 0 ] ; then echo "Terminating..." >&2 ; exit 1 ; fi
 eval set -- "$ARGS"
 while true ; do
 	case "$1" in
 		# generic options
+		-c|--cbmem)
+			shift
+			CBMEM_PATH="$1"
+			;;
 		-C|--clobber)
 			CLOBBER_OUTPUT=1
 			;;
@@ -349,13 +358,19 @@ printf "Upstream revision: %s\n" "$($getrevision -u)" >> "${tmpdir}/${results}/r
 printf "Upstream URL: %s\n" "$($getrevision -U)" >> "${tmpdir}/${results}/revision.txt"
 printf "Timestamp: %s\n" "$timestamp" >> "${tmpdir}/${results}/revision.txt"
 
+if [ -n "$CBMEM_PATH" ]; then
+	cbmem_cmd="$CBMEM_PATH"
+else
+	cbmem_cmd="cbmem"
+fi
+
 if [ -z "$SERIAL_DEVICE" ]; then
 	echo "Verifying that CBMEM is available on remote device"
-	test_cmd $REMOTE "cbmem"
+	test_cmd $REMOTE "$cbmem_cmd"
 	echo "Getting coreboot boot log"
-	cmd $REMOTE "cbmem -c" "${tmpdir}/${results}/coreboot_console.txt"
+	cmd $REMOTE "$cbmem_cmd -c" "${tmpdir}/${results}/coreboot_console.txt"
 	echo "Getting timestamp data"
-	cmd_nonfatal $REMOTE "cbmem -t" "${tmpdir}/${results}/coreboot_timestamps.txt"
+	cmd_nonfatal $REMOTE "$cbmem_cmd -t" "${tmpdir}/${results}/coreboot_timestamps.txt"
 else
 	get_serial_bootlog "$SERIAL_DEVICE" "$SERIAL_PORT_SPEED" "${tmpdir}/${results}/coreboot_console.txt"
 fi