diff --git a/scripts/jw-build-ssh.sh b/scripts/jw-build-ssh.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..df55ff39
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/jw-build-ssh.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+/usr/bin/ssh $JW_BUILD_SSH_EXTRA_OPTS "$@"
+