diff --git a/klib/build.gradle b/klib/build.gradle
index 4801efdb132..817e8e2fed5 100644
--- a/klib/build.gradle
+++ b/klib/build.gradle
@@ -8,10 +8,13 @@ buildscript {
         classpath "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-native-gradle-plugin:$gradlePluginVersion"
     }
 
-    ext.useCustomDist = project.hasProperty("org.jetbrains.kotlin.native.home")
+    ext.useCustomDist = project.hasProperty("org.jetbrains.kotlin.native.home") || project.hasProperty("konan.home")
     if (!useCustomDist) {
         ext.setProperty("org.jetbrains.kotlin.native.home", distDir.absolutePath)
     }
+    if (project.hasProperty("konan.home")) {
+        ext.setProperty("org.jetbrains.kotlin.native.home", project.getProperty("konan.home"))
+    }
 }
 
 apply plugin: 'kotlin'