diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 51f0aba..f1d0792 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -52,8 +52,6 @@
 conf.set_quoted('UPDATEABLE_REV_ASSOCIATION', 'software_version')
 
 # Filesystem files and directories
-# The path of the alt rwfs overlay
-conf.set_quoted('ALT_RWFS', '/media/alt/var/persist')
 # The prefix path for the versioned read-only bmc partitions
 conf.set_quoted('BMC_ROFS_PREFIX', get_option('media-dir') + '/rofs-')
 # The name of the BMC table of contents file
@@ -100,6 +98,9 @@
 if get_option('bmc-static-dual-image').enabled()
   conf.set('BMC_STATIC_DUAL_IMAGE', get_option('bmc-static-dual-image').enabled())
   conf.set_quoted('ALT_ROFS_DIR', get_option('alt-rofs-dir'))
+  conf.set_quoted('ALT_RWFS', get_option('alt-rwfs-dir'))
+else
+  conf.set_quoted('ALT_RWFS', '/media/alt/var/persist')
 endif
 
 configure_file(output: 'config.h', configuration: conf)
diff --git a/meson_options.txt b/meson_options.txt
index 8144241..bdbec09 100644
--- a/meson_options.txt
+++ b/meson_options.txt
@@ -123,3 +123,9 @@
     value: '/run/media/rofs-alt',
     description: 'The base dir where all read-only partitions are mounted.',
 )
+
+option(
+    'alt-rwfs-dir', type: 'string',
+    value: '/run/media/rwfs-alt/cow',
+    description: 'The dir for alt-rwfs partition.',
+)