diff --git a/endptmngr/Makefile b/endptmngr/Makefile
index b02229a3a..2ce9708aa 100644
--- a/endptmngr/Makefile
+++ b/endptmngr/Makefile
@@ -9,11 +9,14 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 PKG_NAME:=endptmngr
 PKG_VERSION:=0.5
 
+LOCAL_DEV=0
+ifneq ($(LOCAL_DEV),1)
 PKG_SOURCE_PROTO:=git
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=https://dev.iopsys.eu/iopsys/endptmngr.git
 PKG_SOURCE_VERSION:=f50a507a1a8d1dbf83ecf1e5f27dc18a318ef492
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION)-$(PKG_SOURCE_VERSION).tar.gz
 PKG_MIRROR_HASH:=skip
+endif
 
 PKG_LICENSE:=MIT
 PKG_LICENSE_FILES:=LICENSE
@@ -47,6 +50,12 @@ define Package/endptmngr/description
 	endptmngr
 endef
 
+ifeq ($(LOCAL_DEV),1)
+define Build/Prepare
+        rsync -av --exclude=.* ~/git/endptmngr/* $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/
+endef
+endif
+
 define Package/endptmngr/install
 	$(CP) ./files/* $(1)/
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/sbin