diff --git a/kotlin-native/konan/konan.properties b/kotlin-native/konan/konan.properties
index bfd3ca88190..c1fb19308be 100644
--- a/kotlin-native/konan/konan.properties
+++ b/kotlin-native/konan/konan.properties
@@ -413,6 +413,8 @@ linkerDynamicFlags.linux_x64 = -shared
 dynamicLinker.linux_x64 = /lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2
 # targetSysRoot relative
 abiSpecificLibraries.linux_x64 = lib usr/lib ../lib64 lib64 usr/lib64
+# targetSysRoot relative
+crtFilesLocation.linux_x64 = usr/lib
 runtimeDefinitions.linux_x64 = USE_GCC_UNWIND=1 KONAN_LINUX=1 KONAN_X64=1 \
   USE_ELF_SYMBOLS=1 ELFSIZE=64 KONAN_HAS_CXX11_EXCEPTION_FUNCTIONS=1
 
@@ -457,6 +459,8 @@ clangDynamicFlags.linux_arm32_hfp = -mrelocation-model pic
 dynamicLinker.linux_arm32_hfp = /lib/ld-linux-armhf.so.3
 # targetSysRoot relative
 abiSpecificLibraries.linux_arm32_hfp = lib usr/lib
+# targetSysRoot relative
+crtFilesLocation.linux_arm32_hfp = usr/lib
 runtimeDefinitions.linux_arm32_hfp = USE_GCC_UNWIND=1 KONAN_LINUX=1 \
   KONAN_ARM32=1 USE_ELF_SYMBOLS=1 ELFSIZE=32 KONAN_NO_UNALIGNED_ACCESS=1
 
@@ -499,6 +503,8 @@ clangDynamicFlags.linux_arm64 = -mrelocation-model pic
 dynamicLinker.linux_arm64 = /lib/ld-linux-aarch64.so.1
 # targetSysRoot relative
 abiSpecificLibraries.linux_arm64 = lib usr/lib
+# targetSysRoot relative
+crtFilesLocation.linux_arm64 = usr/lib
 runtimeDefinitions.linux_arm64 = USE_GCC_UNWIND=1 KONAN_LINUX=1 KONAN_ARM64=1 \
   USE_ELF_SYMBOLS=1 ELFSIZE=64
 
@@ -531,6 +537,8 @@ clangDynamicFlags.linux_mips32 = -mrelocation-model pic
 dynamicLinker.linux_mips32 = /lib/ld.so.1
 # targetSysRoot relative
 abiSpecificLibraries.linux_mips32 = lib usr/lib
+# targetSysRoot relative
+crtFilesLocation.linux_mips32 = usr/lib
 # TODO: reconsider KONAN_NO_64BIT_ATOMIC, once target MIPS can do proper 64-bit load/store/CAS.
 runtimeDefinitions.linux_mips32 = USE_GCC_UNWIND=1 KONAN_LINUX=1 KONAN_MIPS32=1 \
   USE_ELF_SYMBOLS=1 ELFSIZE=32 KONAN_NO_64BIT_ATOMIC=1 KONAN_NO_UNALIGNED_ACCESS=1
@@ -564,6 +572,8 @@ clangDynamicFlags.linux_mipsel32 = -mrelocation-model pic
 dynamicLinker.linux_mipsel32 = /lib/ld.so.1
 # targetSysRoot relative
 abiSpecificLibraries.linux_mipsel32 = lib usr/lib
+# targetSysRoot relative
+crtFilesLocation.linux_mipsel32 = usr/lib
 # TODO: reconsider KONAN_NO_64BIT_ATOMIC, once target MIPS can do proper 64-bit load/store/CAS.
 runtimeDefinitions.linux_mipsel32 = USE_GCC_UNWIND=1 KONAN_LINUX=1 \
   KONAN_MIPSEL32=1 USE_ELF_SYMBOLS=1 ELFSIZE=32 KONAN_NO_64BIT_ATOMIC=1 KONAN_NO_UNALIGNED_ACCESS=1
diff --git a/kotlin-native/shared/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/target/Configurables.kt b/kotlin-native/shared/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/target/Configurables.kt
index 467d927ed81..b20952cf2db 100644
--- a/kotlin-native/shared/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/target/Configurables.kt
+++ b/kotlin-native/shared/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/target/Configurables.kt
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ interface GccConfigurables : TargetableConfigurables, ClangFlags {
     val libGcc get() = targetString("libGcc")!!
     val dynamicLinker get() = targetString("dynamicLinker")!!
     val abiSpecificLibraries get() = targetList("abiSpecificLibraries")
+    val crtFilesLocation get() = targetString("crtFilesLocation")!!
     val linkerGccFlags get() = targetList("linkerGccFlags")
 }
 
diff --git a/kotlin-native/shared/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/target/Linker.kt b/kotlin-native/shared/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/target/Linker.kt
index add7662faeb..8c49a4c4316 100644
--- a/kotlin-native/shared/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/target/Linker.kt
+++ b/kotlin-native/shared/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/target/Linker.kt
@@ -345,11 +345,7 @@ class GccBasedLinker(targetProperties: GccConfigurables)
 
         val isMips = target == KonanTarget.LINUX_MIPS32 || target == KonanTarget.LINUX_MIPSEL32
         val dynamic = kind == LinkerOutputKind.DYNAMIC_LIBRARY
-        val crtPrefix = when (val bitness = configurables.target.architecture.bitness) {
-            32 -> "usr/lib"
-            64 -> "usr/lib64"
-            else -> error("Unexpected target bitness: $bitness")
-        }
+        val crtPrefix = "$absoluteTargetSysRoot/$crtFilesLocation"
         // TODO: Can we extract more to the konan.configurables?
         return listOf(Command(linker).apply {
             +"--sysroot=${absoluteTargetSysRoot}"
@@ -363,8 +359,8 @@ class GccBasedLinker(targetProperties: GccConfigurables)
             +dynamicLinker
             +"-o"
             +executable
-            if (!dynamic) +"$absoluteTargetSysRoot/$crtPrefix/crt1.o"
-            +"$absoluteTargetSysRoot/$crtPrefix/crti.o"
+            if (!dynamic) +"$crtPrefix/crt1.o"
+            +"$crtPrefix/crti.o"
             +if (dynamic) "$libGcc/crtbeginS.o" else "$libGcc/crtbegin.o"
             +"-L$libGcc"
             if (!isMips) +"--hash-style=gnu" // MIPS doesn't support hash-style=gnu
@@ -379,7 +375,7 @@ class GccBasedLinker(targetProperties: GccConfigurables)
             +linkerKonanFlags
             +linkerGccFlags
             +if (dynamic) "$libGcc/crtendS.o" else "$libGcc/crtend.o"
-            +"$absoluteTargetSysRoot/$crtPrefix/crtn.o"
+            +"$crtPrefix/crtn.o"
             +libraries
             +linkerArgs
             if (mimallocEnabled) +mimallocLinkerDependencies