diff --git a/deps/rabbit/Makefile b/deps/rabbit/Makefile
index 7119003fe711..05c870694b88 100644
--- a/deps/rabbit/Makefile
+++ b/deps/rabbit/Makefile
@@ -367,7 +367,9 @@ RMQ_ERLC_OPTS += -DTRACE_SUPERVISOR2=true
 endif
 
 # https://www.erlang.org/doc/apps/parsetools/leex.html#file/2
-YRL_ERLC_OPTS ?= +deterministic
+ifndef NON_DETERMINISTIC
+YRL_ERLC_OPTS += +deterministic
+endif
 
 # --------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Documentation.
diff --git a/deps/rabbit_common/mk/rabbitmq-build.mk b/deps/rabbit_common/mk/rabbitmq-build.mk
index aaae7cf2473c..a42845ef12f6 100644
--- a/deps/rabbit_common/mk/rabbitmq-build.mk
+++ b/deps/rabbit_common/mk/rabbitmq-build.mk
@@ -15,7 +15,9 @@ ifneq ($(filter rabbitmq_cli,$(BUILD_DEPS) $(DEPS)),)
 RMQ_ERLC_OPTS += -pa $(DEPS_DIR)/rabbitmq_cli/ebin
 endif
 
-RMQ_ERLC_OPTS ?= +deterministic
+ifndef NON_DETERMINISTIC
+RMQ_ERLC_OPTS += +deterministic
+endif
 
 # Push our compilation options to both the normal and test ERLC_OPTS.
 ERLC_OPTS += $(RMQ_ERLC_OPTS)