diff --git a/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/KonanDriver.kt b/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/KonanDriver.kt
index 1e3a66f3503..2e29ba55b2d 100644
--- a/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/KonanDriver.kt
+++ b/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/KonanDriver.kt
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ public fun runTopLevelPhases(konanConfig: KonanConfig, environment: KotlinCoreEn
         }
     }
 
-    phaser.phase(KonanPhase.LINKER) {
+    phaser.phase(KonanPhase.LINK_STAGE) {
         LinkStage(context).linkStage()
     }
 }
diff --git a/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/KonanPhases.kt b/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/KonanPhases.kt
index 0e8bba96ee6..5e444a6c586 100644
--- a/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/KonanPhases.kt
+++ b/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/KonanPhases.kt
@@ -34,7 +34,9 @@ enum class KonanPhase(val description: String,
     /* ... ... */ RTTI("RTTI Generation"),
     /* ... ... */ CODEGEN("Code Generation"),
     /* ... ... */ METADATOR("Metadata Generation"),
-    /* */ LINKER("Link Stage");
+    /* */ LINK_STAGE("Link stage"),
+    /* ... */ OBJECT_FILES("Bitcode to object file"),
+    /* ... */ LINKER("Linker");
 
     val prerequisite = prerequisite.toSet()
 }
@@ -61,7 +63,7 @@ object KonanPhases {
             verbose?.forEach { phases[known(it)]!!.verbose = true }
 
             if (get(NOLINK) ?: false ) {
-                KonanPhase.LINKER.enabled = false
+                KonanPhase.LINK_STAGE.enabled = false
             }
         }}
     }
diff --git a/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/LinkStage.kt b/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/LinkStage.kt
index 26be0890f5d..0ab503bece7 100644
--- a/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/LinkStage.kt
+++ b/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/LinkStage.kt
@@ -262,16 +262,22 @@ internal class LinkStage(val context: Context) {
     fun linkStage() {
         context.log("# Compiler root: ${distribution.konanHome}")
 
-        val bitcodeFiles = listOf<BitcodeFile>(emitted, distribution.start, distribution.runtime,
-            distribution.launcher) + libraries
+        val bitcodeFiles = listOf<BitcodeFile>(emitted, distribution.start, 
+            distribution.runtime, distribution.launcher) + libraries
 
-        val objectFiles = if (optimize) {
-            listOf( llvmLto(bitcodeFiles ) )
-        } else {
-            bitcodeFiles.map{ it -> llvmLlc(it) }
+        var objectFiles: List<String> = listOf()
+
+        val phaser = PhaseManager(context)
+        phaser.phase(KonanPhase.OBJECT_FILES) {
+            objectFiles = if (optimize) {
+                listOf( llvmLto(bitcodeFiles ) )
+            } else {
+                bitcodeFiles.map{ it -> llvmLlc(it) }
+            }
+        }
+        phaser.phase(KonanPhase.LINKER) {
+            val executable = link(objectFiles)
         }
-
-        val executable = link(objectFiles)
     }
 }