diff --git a/backend.native/tests/build.gradle b/backend.native/tests/build.gradle
index dd48ce0a6bb..2a0c7b1fa06 100644
--- a/backend.native/tests/build.gradle
+++ b/backend.native/tests/build.gradle
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ buildscript {
     dependencies {
         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)
     }
@@ -56,6 +56,10 @@ dependencies {
     }
 }
 
+if (project.hasProperty("konan.home")) {
+    ext.setProperty("org.jetbrains.kotlin.native.home", project.property("konan.home"))
+}
+
 ext.testOutputRoot = rootProject.file("test.output").absolutePath
 ext.externalTestsDir = project.file("build/external")
 ext.externalStdlibTestsDir = project.file("build/stdlib_external")