diff --git a/charger/Android.mk b/charger/Android.mk
index de9b184..fe0c91d 100644
--- a/charger/Android.mk
+++ b/charger/Android.mk
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@
 LOCAL_SRC_FILES := \
 	charger.c
 
+ifeq ($(strip $(BOARD_CHARGER_DISABLE_INIT_BLANK)),true)
+LOCAL_CFLAGS := -DCHARGER_DISABLE_INIT_BLANK
+endif
+
 LOCAL_MODULE := charger
 LOCAL_MODULE_TAGS := optional
 LOCAL_FORCE_STATIC_EXECUTABLE := true