diff --git a/trusty/gatekeeper/service.cpp b/trusty/gatekeeper/service.cpp
index d09804f9a..59366b84d 100644
--- a/trusty/gatekeeper/service.cpp
+++ b/trusty/gatekeeper/service.cpp
@@ -18,12 +18,66 @@
 #include <android-base/logging.h>
 #include <android/binder_manager.h>
 #include <android/binder_process.h>
+#include <getopt.h>
 
 #include "trusty_gatekeeper.h"
+#include "trusty_gatekeeper_ipc.h"
 
 using aidl::android::hardware::gatekeeper::TrustyGateKeeperDevice;
 
-int main() {
+static const char* _sopts = "hD:";
+static const struct option _lopts[] = {
+        {"help", no_argument, 0, 'h'},
+        {"dev", required_argument, 0, 'D'},
+        {0, 0, 0, 0},
+};
+
+static const char* usage =
+        "Usage: %s [options]\n"
+        "\n"
+        "options:\n"
+        "  -h, --help            prints this message and exit\n"
+        "  -D, --dev name        Trusty device name\n"
+        "\n";
+
+static const char* usage_long = "\n";
+
+static void print_usage_and_exit(const char* prog, int code, bool verbose) {
+    fprintf(stderr, usage, prog);
+    if (verbose) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "%s", usage_long);
+    }
+    exit(code);
+}
+
+static void parse_options(int argc, char** argv) {
+    int c;
+    int oidx = 0;
+
+    while (1) {
+        c = getopt_long(argc, argv, _sopts, _lopts, &oidx);
+        if (c == -1) {
+            break; /* done */
+        }
+
+        switch (c) {
+            case 'D':
+                trusty_gatekeeper_set_dev_name(optarg);
+                break;
+
+            case 'h':
+                print_usage_and_exit(argv[0], EXIT_SUCCESS, true);
+                break;
+
+            default:
+                print_usage_and_exit(argv[0], EXIT_FAILURE, false);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+int main(int argc, char** argv) {
+    parse_options(argc, argv);
+
     ABinderProcess_setThreadPoolMaxThreadCount(0);
 
     std::shared_ptr<TrustyGateKeeperDevice> gatekeeper =
diff --git a/trusty/gatekeeper/trusty_gatekeeper_ipc.c b/trusty/gatekeeper/trusty_gatekeeper_ipc.c
index f67944b35..5ca951cd5 100644
--- a/trusty/gatekeeper/trusty_gatekeeper_ipc.c
+++ b/trusty/gatekeeper/trusty_gatekeeper_ipc.c
@@ -28,12 +28,15 @@
 #include "trusty_gatekeeper_ipc.h"
 #include "gatekeeper_ipc.h"
 
-#define TRUSTY_DEVICE_NAME "/dev/trusty-ipc-dev0"
-
+static const char* trusty_device_name = "/dev/trusty-ipc-dev0";
 static int handle_ = 0;
 
+void trusty_gatekeeper_set_dev_name(const char* device_name) {
+    trusty_device_name = device_name;
+}
+
 int trusty_gatekeeper_connect() {
-    int rc = tipc_connect(TRUSTY_DEVICE_NAME, GATEKEEPER_PORT);
+    int rc = tipc_connect(trusty_device_name, GATEKEEPER_PORT);
     if (rc < 0) {
         return rc;
     }
diff --git a/trusty/gatekeeper/trusty_gatekeeper_ipc.h b/trusty/gatekeeper/trusty_gatekeeper_ipc.h
index f8de7f873..47ba33b38 100644
--- a/trusty/gatekeeper/trusty_gatekeeper_ipc.h
+++ b/trusty/gatekeeper/trusty_gatekeeper_ipc.h
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 __BEGIN_DECLS
 
+void trusty_gatekeeper_set_dev_name(const char* device_name);
 int trusty_gatekeeper_connect();
 int trusty_gatekeeper_call(uint32_t cmd, void *in, uint32_t in_size, uint8_t *out,
                            uint32_t *out_size);