diff --git a/kotlin-native/backend.native/tests/build.gradle b/kotlin-native/backend.native/tests/build.gradle
index d400b4918eb..9a91a96630a 100644
--- a/kotlin-native/backend.native/tests/build.gradle
+++ b/kotlin-native/backend.native/tests/build.gradle
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ Task linkTest(String name, Closure<KonanLinkTest> configureClosure) {
                     srcFiles task.lib
                     baseDir  "$testOutputLocal/$name"
                     extraOpts task.flags
-                    extraOpts project.globalTestArgs
+                    extraOpts project.globalTestArgs.findAll { !it.contains("-Xpartial-linkage") }
                 }
                 UtilsKt.dependsOnKonanBuildingTask(task, lib, target)
 
@@ -3424,7 +3424,8 @@ linkTest("mpp2") {
 }
 
 standaloneTest("mpp_default_args") {
-    disabled = isK2(project) // KT-56071
+    // Disabled in one stage mode because of KT-57747
+    disabled = !twoStageEnabled || isK2(project) // KT-56071
     source = "codegen/mpp/mpp_default_args.kt"
     flags = ['-tr', '-Xmulti-platform']
 }
@@ -4477,7 +4478,7 @@ Task interopTestBase(String name, boolean multiFile, Closure<KonanInteropTest> c
                         srcFiles task.lib
                         baseDir  "$testOutputLocal/$name"
                         extraOpts task.flags
-                        extraOpts project.globalTestArgs
+                        extraOpts project.globalTestArgs.findAll { !it.contains("-Xpartial-linkage") }
                     }
                     UtilsKt.dependsOnKonanBuildingTask(task, lib, target)
                 }
diff --git a/kotlin-native/build-tools/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/KotlinNativeTest.kt b/kotlin-native/build-tools/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/KotlinNativeTest.kt
index 76dd9f78fcc..d7e94262931 100644
--- a/kotlin-native/build-tools/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/KotlinNativeTest.kt
+++ b/kotlin-native/build-tools/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/KotlinNativeTest.kt
@@ -447,6 +447,9 @@ open class KonanDriverTest : KonanStandaloneTest() {
             addAll(getSources().get())
             addAll(flags)
             addAll(project.globalTestArgs)
+
+            add("-Xpartial-linkage=enable")
+            add("-Xpartial-linkage-loglevel=error")
         }
 
         // run konanc compiler locally
diff --git a/kotlin-native/build.gradle b/kotlin-native/build.gradle
index cc90f0b5f9d..8c021545e62 100644
--- a/kotlin-native/build.gradle
+++ b/kotlin-native/build.gradle
@@ -118,8 +118,25 @@ void loadCommandLineProperties() {
     if (project.hasProperty("konanc_flags")) {
         throw new Error("Specify either -Ptest_flags or -Pbuild_flags.")
     }
-    ext.globalBuildArgs = project.hasProperty("build_flags") ? ext.build_flags.split() : []
-    ext.globalTestArgs = project.hasProperty("test_flags") ? ext.test_flags.split() : []
+
+    ext.globalBuildArgs = new ArrayList<String>()
+    if (project.hasProperty("build_flags")) {
+        for (String flag : ext.build_flags.toString().split("\\s")) {
+            flag = flag.trim()
+            if (!flag.isEmpty()) ext.globalBuildArgs.add(flag)
+        }
+    }
+
+    ext.globalTestArgs = new ArrayList<String>()
+    ext.globalTestArgs.add("-Xpartial-linkage=enable")
+    ext.globalTestArgs.add("-Xpartial-linkage-loglevel=error")
+    if (project.hasProperty("test_flags")) {
+        for (String flag : ext.test_flags.toString().split("\\s")) {
+            flag = flag.trim()
+            if (!flag.isEmpty()) ext.globalTestArgs.add(flag)
+        }
+    }
+
     ext.testTarget = project.hasProperty("test_target") ? ext.test_target : null
 }
 
diff --git a/kotlin-native/tools/kotlin-native-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/konan/tasks/KonanCompileTask.kt b/kotlin-native/tools/kotlin-native-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/konan/tasks/KonanCompileTask.kt
index 8815f6e3aa1..30a3a3e8b81 100644
--- a/kotlin-native/tools/kotlin-native-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/konan/tasks/KonanCompileTask.kt
+++ b/kotlin-native/tools/kotlin-native-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/konan/tasks/KonanCompileTask.kt
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ abstract class KonanCompileTask: KonanBuildingTask(), KonanCompileSpec {
     // Don't include coverage flags into the first stage because they are not supported when compiling a klib.
     private fun firstStageExtraOpts() = extraOpts
         .excludeFlags("-Xcoverage")
-        .excludeArguments("-Xcoverage-file", "-Xlibrary-to-cover")
+        .excludeArguments("-Xcoverage-file", "-Xlibrary-to-cover", "-Xpartial-linkage", "-Xpartial-linkage-loglevel")
 
     // Don't include the -Xemit-lazy-objc-header flag into
     // the second stage because this stage have no sources.
@@ -236,6 +236,11 @@ abstract class KonanCompileTask: KonanBuildingTask(), KonanCompileSpec {
             addArg("-linker-option", it)
         }
 
+        if (produce != CompilerOutputKind.LIBRARY) {
+            add("-Xpartial-linkage=enable")
+            add("-Xpartial-linkage-loglevel=error")
+        }
+
         addAll(extraOpts)
 
         allSourceFiles.mapTo(this) { it.absolutePath }