diff --git a/shared/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/target/Properties.kt b/shared/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/target/Properties.kt
index d9fc767f160..248e303e0e1 100644
--- a/shared/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/target/Properties.kt
+++ b/shared/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/target/Properties.kt
@@ -38,8 +38,7 @@ fun File.saveProperties(properties: Properties) {
 
 fun Properties.saveToFile(file: File) = file.saveProperties(this)
 
-fun Properties.propertyString(key: String, suffix: String? = null): String?
-    = this.getProperty(key.suffix(suffix))
+fun Properties.propertyString(key: String, suffix: String? = null): String? = getProperty(key.suffix(suffix)) ?: this.getProperty(key)
 
 /**
  * TODO: this method working with suffixes should be replaced with