diff --git a/compiler/cli/cli-common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/cli/common/arguments/CommonToolArguments.kt b/compiler/cli/cli-common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/cli/common/arguments/CommonToolArguments.kt
index 4cb09088147..ac4a6f8be72 100644
--- a/compiler/cli/cli-common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/cli/common/arguments/CommonToolArguments.kt
+++ b/compiler/cli/cli-common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/cli/common/arguments/CommonToolArguments.kt
@@ -95,4 +95,8 @@ abstract class CommonToolArguments : Freezable(), Serializable {
             checkFrozen()
             field = value
         }
+
+    // This is a hack to workaround an issue that incremental compilation does not recompile CLI arguments classes after the change in
+    // the previous commit. This method can be removed after some time.
+    override fun equals(other: Any?): Boolean = super.equals(other)
 }