diff --git a/automated/linux/ltp/ltp.sh b/automated/linux/ltp/ltp.sh
index a7b18c107..f0bba9893 100755
--- a/automated/linux/ltp/ltp.sh
+++ b/automated/linux/ltp/ltp.sh
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ BUILD_FROM_TAR="false"
 SHARD_NUMBER=1
 SHARD_INDEX=1
 
-RUNNER="kirk"
+KIRK_PATH="kirk"
 KIRK_WORKERS=1
 EXTRA_KIRK_ARGS=""
 
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ usage() {
                       [-v LTP_VERSION]
                       [-M Timeout_Multiplier]
                       [-R root_password]
+                      [-r path to kirk binary ]
                       [-u git url]
                       [-p build directory]
                       [-t build from tarfile ]
@@ -60,7 +61,7 @@ usage() {
     exit 0
 }
 
-while getopts "M:T:S:b:d:g:e:i:s:v:R:u:p:t:c:n:w:k:" arg; do
+while getopts "M:T:S:b:d:g:e:i:s:v:R:r:u:p:t:c:n:w:k:" arg; do
    case "$arg" in
      T)
         TST_CMDFILES="${OPTARG}"
@@ -116,6 +117,11 @@ while getopts "M:T:S:b:d:g:e:i:s:v:R:u:p:t:c:n:w:k:" arg; do
      # Slow machines need more timeout Default is 5min and multiply * MINUTES
      M) export LTP_TIMEOUT_MUL="${OPTARG}";;
      R) export PASSWD="${OPTARG}";;
+     r)
+        if [[ "$OPTARG" != '' ]]; then
+          KIRK_PATH="$OPTARG"
+        fi
+        ;;
      u)
         if [[ "$OPTARG" != '' ]]; then
           TEST_GIT_URL="$OPTARG"
@@ -184,20 +190,16 @@ run_ltp() {
     cat runtest/shardfile
     echo "===========End Tests to run ==============="
 
-    if [ -z "${RUNNER}" ] && [ -x "${LTP_INSTALL_PATH}/kirk" ]; then
-        RUNNER="${LTP_INSTALL_PATH}/kirk"
-    fi
-
-    eval "${RUNNER}" --version
+    eval "${KIRK_PATH}" --version
     # shellcheck disable=SC2181
     if [ $? -ne "0" ]; then
-      error_msg "${RUNNER} is not installed into the file system."
+      error_msg "${KIRK_PATH} is not installed into the file system."
     fi
     if [ "${KIRK_WORKERS}" = "max" ]; then
       KIRK_WORKERS=$(grep ^processor /proc/cpuinfo | wc -l)
     fi
     export LTP_COLORIZE_OUTPUT=0
-    pipe0_status "${RUNNER} ${EXTRA_KIRK_ARGS} --run-suite shardfile \
+    pipe0_status "${KIRK_PATH} ${EXTRA_KIRK_ARGS} --run-suite shardfile \
                             -d ${LTP_TMPDIR} \
                             ${SKIPFILE_PATH:+--skip-file} ${SKIPFILE_PATH} \
                             ${KIRK_WORKERS:+--workers} ${KIRK_WORKERS} \
diff --git a/automated/linux/ltp/ltp.yaml b/automated/linux/ltp/ltp.yaml
index 82a11e64c..17561f92c 100644
--- a/automated/linux/ltp/ltp.yaml
+++ b/automated/linux/ltp/ltp.yaml
@@ -46,6 +46,9 @@ params:
     # Extra arguments to pass directly to the kirk runner
     EXTRA_KIRK_ARGS: ""
 
+    # Path to the kirk binary, defaults to 'kirk' on PATH
+    KIRK_PATH: kirk
+
     # If the following parameter is set, then the LTP suite is
     # cloned and used unconditionally. In particular, the version
     # of the suite is set to the commit pointed to by the
@@ -78,5 +81,5 @@ params:
 run:
     steps:
         - cd ./automated/linux/ltp/
-        - ./ltp.sh -T "${TST_CMDFILES}" -s "${SKIP_INSTALL}" -v "${LTP_VERSION}" -M "${TIMEOUT_MULTIPLIER}" -R "${ROOT_PASSWD}" -k "${EXTRA_KIRK_ARGS}" -b "${BOARD}" -d "${LTP_TMPDIR}" -g "${BRANCH}" -e "${ENVIRONMENT}" -i "${LTP_INSTALL_PATH}" -S "${SKIPFILE}" -p "${TEST_DIR}" -u "${TEST_GIT_URL}" -t "${BUILD_FROM_TAR}" -n "${SHARD_NUMBER}" -c "${SHARD_INDEX}" -w "${KIRK_WORKERS}"
+        - ./ltp.sh -T "${TST_CMDFILES}" -s "${SKIP_INSTALL}" -v "${LTP_VERSION}" -M "${TIMEOUT_MULTIPLIER}" -R "${ROOT_PASSWD}" -r "${KIRK_PATH}" -k "${EXTRA_KIRK_ARGS}" -b "${BOARD}" -d "${LTP_TMPDIR}" -g "${BRANCH}" -e "${ENVIRONMENT}" -i "${LTP_INSTALL_PATH}" -S "${SKIPFILE}" -p "${TEST_DIR}" -u "${TEST_GIT_URL}" -t "${BUILD_FROM_TAR}" -n "${SHARD_NUMBER}" -c "${SHARD_INDEX}" -w "${KIRK_WORKERS}"
         - ../../utils/send-to-lava.sh ./output/result.txt