diff --git a/InteropExample/build.gradle b/InteropExample/build.gradle
index 86dbc1c0d11..d66de1f9c51 100644
--- a/InteropExample/build.gradle
+++ b/InteropExample/build.gradle
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ kotlinNativeInterop {
     llvm {
         defFile '../backend.native/llvm.def'
         compilerOpts "-I$llvmDir/include"
-        linkerOpts "-L$llvmDir/lib"
+        linkerOpts "-L$llvmDir/lib", "-B$sysrootDir/usr/bin"
     }
 
 }
diff --git a/backend.native/build.gradle b/backend.native/build.gradle
index 799227484ce..300b8294b9d 100644
--- a/backend.native/build.gradle
+++ b/backend.native/build.gradle
@@ -96,19 +96,20 @@ String[] linkerOpts1() {
              + ["-L$libffiDir/lib", "-lffi"])
     ArrayList<String> strldflags = new ArrayList<>()
     ldflags.forEach{strldflags.add(it.toString())}
+    strldflags.add("-B$sysrootDir/usr/bin".toString())
     return strldflags.toArray(new String[0])
 }
 
 kotlinNativeInterop {
    llvm {
      defFile 'llvm.def'
-     compilerOpts "-fPIC", "-I$llvmDir/include"
+     compilerOpts "-fPIC", "-I$llvmDir/include", "-B$sysrootDir/usr/bin"
      linkerOpts linkerOpts1()
    }
 
    hash { // TODO: copy-pasted from ':common:compileHash'
      compilerOpts '-fPIC'
-     linkerOpts '-fPIC'
+     linkerOpts '-fPIC', "-B$sysrootDir/usr/bin"
      linker 'clang++'
      linkOutputs ':common:compileHash'
 
diff --git a/backend.native/tests/build.gradle b/backend.native/tests/build.gradle
index 338e6db95cb..ccdfa495086 100644
--- a/backend.native/tests/build.gradle
+++ b/backend.native/tests/build.gradle
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ class UnitKonanTest extends KonanTest {
     void compileTest(File sourceS, File runtimeS, File exe) {
         def testC = sourceS.absolutePath.replace(".kt.S", "-test.c")
         project.exec {
-            commandLine "${llvmC}", "${testC}", "${runtimeS.absolutePath}", "${sourceS.absolutePath}", "${mainC}", linkDl(),
+            commandLine "${llvmC}", "-B${project.sysrootDir}/usr/bin", "${testC}", "${runtimeS.absolutePath}", "${sourceS.absolutePath}", "${mainC}", linkDl(),
                     "-o", "${exe.absolutePath}"
 
             args llvmCAdditionalArgs
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ class UnitKonanTest extends KonanTest {
 class RunKonanTest extends KonanTest {
     void compileTest(File sourceS, File runtimeS, File exe) {
         project.exec {
-            commandLine "${llvmC}", "-DRUN_TEST", "${runtimeS.absolutePath}", "${sourceS.absolutePath}", "${mainC}", linkDl(),
+            commandLine "${llvmC}", "-DRUN_TEST", "-B${project.sysrootDir}/usr/bin", "${runtimeS.absolutePath}", "${sourceS.absolutePath}", "${mainC}", linkDl(),
                     "-o", "${exe.absolutePath}"
 
             args llvmCAdditionalArgs
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index c20a8f434f0..4aebce93210 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -16,11 +16,12 @@ allprojects {
             toolChains {
                 clang(Clang) {
                     path "$llvmDir/bin"
-
                     eachPlatform { // TODO: will not work when cross-compiling
                         [cCompiler, cppCompiler, linker].each {
-                            it.withArguments { it << "--sysroot=$sysrootDir" }
+                            it.withArguments { it << "--sysroot=$sysrootDir"}
+                            it.withArguments { it << "-B$sysrootDir/usr/bin"}
                         }
+
                     }
                 }
             }