diff --git a/rpms/build/common/usage.sh b/rpms/build/common/usage.sh
index 5eedad02d7..b00b663769 100644
--- a/rpms/build/common/usage.sh
+++ b/rpms/build/common/usage.sh
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ function usage()
    echo "   -edex     only build the EDEX rpms."
    echo "   -qpid     build only the QPID rpms."
    echo "   -ldm      build the awips2-ldm rpm; requires root privileges."
+   echo "   -dev      call functions directly
    echo "   -package  create a yum repository tar file with the rpms that were just built."
    echo "   --help    display this message and exit."
 
diff --git a/rpms/build/x86_64/build.sh b/rpms/build/x86_64/build.sh
index 86afc146ea..46818aad16 100644
--- a/rpms/build/x86_64/build.sh
+++ b/rpms/build/x86_64/build.sh
@@ -533,5 +533,22 @@ if [ "${1}" = "-package" ]; then
    exit 0
 fi
 
+if [ "${1}" = "-dev" ]; then
+
+        if [ ! $#  -eq 2 ]; then
+        usage
+        exit 1;
+        fi
+
+        echo -e "\n*** Executing $2  ***"
+        $2
+        if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+           exit 1
+        fi
+        echo -e "*** $2 Complete ***\n"
+        exit 0
+fi
+
+
 usage
 exit 0