diff --git a/kotlin-native/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/BinaryOptions.kt b/kotlin-native/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/BinaryOptions.kt
index 2ad7454f251..d851b12e930 100644
--- a/kotlin-native/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/BinaryOptions.kt
+++ b/kotlin-native/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/BinaryOptions.kt
@@ -72,6 +72,8 @@ object BinaryOptions : BinaryOptionRegistry() {
     val enableSafepointSignposts by booleanOption()
 
     val packFields by booleanOption()
+
+    val cInterfaceMode by option<CInterfaceGenerationMode>()
 }
 
 open class BinaryOption<T : Any>(
diff --git a/kotlin-native/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/CInterfaceGenerationMode.kt b/kotlin-native/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/CInterfaceGenerationMode.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..155ccde1ed2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kotlin-native/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/CInterfaceGenerationMode.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2010-2023 JetBrains s.r.o. and Kotlin Programming Language contributors.
+ * Use of this source code is governed by the Apache 2.0 license that can be found in the license/LICENSE.txt file.
+ */
+
+package org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.konan
+
+/**
+ * Configure the way C export works for dynamic/static libraries.
+ */
+enum class CInterfaceGenerationMode {
+    /**
+     * Do not generate any C interface.
+     */
+    NONE,
+
+    /**
+     * Generate C header file the way it is described in
+     * https://kotlinlang.org/docs/native-dynamic-libraries.html.
+     *
+     */
+    V1
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/kotlin-native/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/CompilerOutput.kt b/kotlin-native/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/CompilerOutput.kt
index 57630dd088b..3f6498850cb 100644
--- a/kotlin-native/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/CompilerOutput.kt
+++ b/kotlin-native/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/CompilerOutput.kt
@@ -30,6 +30,12 @@ val KonanConfig.isFinalBinary: Boolean get() = when (this.produce) {
 val CompilerOutputKind.isNativeLibrary: Boolean
     get() = this == CompilerOutputKind.DYNAMIC || this == CompilerOutputKind.STATIC
 
+/**
+ * Return true if compiler has to generate a C API for dynamic/static library.
+ */
+val KonanConfig.produceCInterface: Boolean
+    get() = this.produce.isNativeLibrary && this.cInterfaceGenerationMode != CInterfaceGenerationMode.NONE
+
 val CompilerOutputKind.involvesBitcodeGeneration: Boolean
     get() = this != CompilerOutputKind.LIBRARY
 
diff --git a/kotlin-native/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/KonanConfig.kt b/kotlin-native/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/KonanConfig.kt
index 2dd8e42c1f6..9a583c722fd 100644
--- a/kotlin-native/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/KonanConfig.kt
+++ b/kotlin-native/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/KonanConfig.kt
@@ -608,6 +608,15 @@ class KonanConfig(val project: Project, val configuration: CompilerConfiguration
             java.io.File(path)
         }
     }
+
+    internal val cInterfaceGenerationMode: CInterfaceGenerationMode by lazy {
+        val explicitMode = configuration.get(BinaryOptions.cInterfaceMode)
+        when {
+            explicitMode != null -> explicitMode
+            produce == CompilerOutputKind.DYNAMIC || produce == CompilerOutputKind.STATIC -> CInterfaceGenerationMode.V1
+            else -> CInterfaceGenerationMode.NONE
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 fun CompilerConfiguration.report(priority: CompilerMessageSeverity, message: String)
diff --git a/kotlin-native/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/driver/DynamicCompilerDriver.kt b/kotlin-native/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/driver/DynamicCompilerDriver.kt
index 6a89955b19e..05af3ea30d2 100644
--- a/kotlin-native/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/driver/DynamicCompilerDriver.kt
+++ b/kotlin-native/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/driver/DynamicCompilerDriver.kt
@@ -78,8 +78,13 @@ internal class DynamicCompilerDriver : CompilerDriver() {
 
     private fun produceCLibrary(engine: PhaseEngine<PhaseContext>, config: KonanConfig, environment: KotlinCoreEnvironment) {
         val frontendOutput = engine.runFrontend(config, environment) ?: return
+
         val (psiToIrOutput, cAdapterElements) = engine.runPsiToIr(frontendOutput, isProducingLibrary = false) {
-            it.runPhase(BuildCExports, frontendOutput)
+            if (config.cInterfaceGenerationMode == CInterfaceGenerationMode.V1) {
+                it.runPhase(BuildCExports, frontendOutput)
+            } else {
+                null
+            }
         }
         require(psiToIrOutput is PsiToIrOutput.ForBackend)
         val backendContext = createBackendContext(config, frontendOutput, psiToIrOutput) {
diff --git a/kotlin-native/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/driver/phases/TopLevelPhases.kt b/kotlin-native/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/driver/phases/TopLevelPhases.kt
index 917a93007fa..661d600c334 100644
--- a/kotlin-native/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/driver/phases/TopLevelPhases.kt
+++ b/kotlin-native/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/driver/phases/TopLevelPhases.kt
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ internal fun <C : PhaseContext> PhaseEngine<C>.runBackend(backendContext: Contex
             try {
                 backendEngine.useContext(generationState) { generationStateEngine ->
                     val bitcodeFile = tempFiles.create(generationState.llvmModuleName, ".bc").javaFile()
-                    val cExportFiles = if (config.produce.isNativeLibrary) {
+                    val cExportFiles = if (config.produceCInterface) {
                         CExportFiles(
                                 cppAdapter = tempFiles.create("api", ".cpp").javaFile(),
                                 bitcodeAdapter = tempFiles.create("api", ".bc").javaFile(),
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ internal fun PhaseEngine<NativeGenerationState>.lowerModuleWithDependencies(modu
 
 internal fun PhaseEngine<NativeGenerationState>.runBackendCodegen(module: IrModuleFragment, cExportFiles: CExportFiles?) {
     runCodegen(module)
-    val generatedBitcodeFiles = if (context.config.produce.isNativeLibrary) {
+    val generatedBitcodeFiles = if (context.config.produceCInterface) {
         require(cExportFiles != null)
         val input = CExportGenerateApiInput(
                 context.context.cAdapterExportedElements!!,
diff --git a/kotlin-native/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/llvm/IrToBitcode.kt b/kotlin-native/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/llvm/IrToBitcode.kt
index 8255c4e1a73..1e8f5764a5a 100644
--- a/kotlin-native/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/llvm/IrToBitcode.kt
+++ b/kotlin-native/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/llvm/IrToBitcode.kt
@@ -483,7 +483,7 @@ internal class CodeGeneratorVisitor(
             overrideRuntimeGlobals()
             appendLlvmUsed("llvm.used", llvm.usedFunctions.map { it.toConstPointer().llvm } + llvm.usedGlobals)
             appendLlvmUsed("llvm.compiler.used", llvm.compilerUsedGlobals)
-            if (context.config.produce.isNativeLibrary) {
+            if (context.config.produceCInterface) {
                 context.cAdapterExportedElements?.let { appendCAdapters(it) }
             }
         }