diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/compilerRunner/KotlinNativeToolRunner.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/compilerRunner/KotlinNativeToolRunner.kt
index 87ffc0b9245..2fe508ca524 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/compilerRunner/KotlinNativeToolRunner.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/compilerRunner/KotlinNativeToolRunner.kt
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ internal class KonanInteropRunner(project: Project, additionalJvmArgs: List<Stri
 internal class KonanCompilerRunner(
     project: Project,
     additionalJvmArgs: List<String> = emptyList(),
-    val useArgFile: Boolean = true
+    val useArgFile: Boolean = project.disableKonanDaemon
 ) : KonanCliRunner("konanc", "Kotlin/Native compiler", project, additionalJvmArgs) {
     override fun transformArgs(args: List<String>): List<String> {
         if (!useArgFile) {