diff --git a/backend.native/build.gradle b/backend.native/build.gradle
index 783bac23a94..bc134fada37 100644
--- a/backend.native/build.gradle
+++ b/backend.native/build.gradle
@@ -170,6 +170,8 @@ task stdlib(type: JavaExec) {
 
     args '-output', project(':runtime').file('build/stdlib.kt.bc')
 
+    args project.globalArgs
+
     jvmArgs '-ea', "-Djava.library.path=${project.buildDir}/nativelibs"
 
     dependsOn ':runtime:build'
@@ -191,6 +193,8 @@ task start(type: JavaExec) {
 
     args '-output', project(':runtime').file('build/start.kt.bc')
 
+    args project.globalArgs
+
     jvmArgs '-ea', "-Djava.library.path=${project.buildDir}/nativelibs"
 
     dependsOn 'stdlib'
diff --git a/backend.native/tests/build.gradle b/backend.native/tests/build.gradle
index 635b5a0aa74..add94b64d36 100644
--- a/backend.native/tests/build.gradle
+++ b/backend.native/tests/build.gradle
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ dependencies {
     cli_bc project(path: ':backend.native', configuration: 'cli_bc')
 }
 
+
+
 abstract class KonanTest extends DefaultTask {
     protected String source
     def backendNative = project.project(":backend.native")
@@ -47,10 +49,11 @@ abstract class KonanTest extends DefaultTask {
             main = 'org.jetbrains.kotlin.cli.bc.K2NativeKt'
             classpath = project.configurations.cli_bc
             jvmArgs "-ea"
-            args "-output", "${sourceBc.absolutePath}",
+            args("-output", "${sourceBc.absolutePath}",
                  "-runtime", "${runtimeBc.absolutePath}",
                  "-library", "${stdlibKtBc.absolutePath}",
-                 "${sourceKt.absolutePath}"
+                 "${sourceKt.absolutePath}", 
+                 *project.globalArgs)
 
             String libraryPath = "${project.llvmDir}/lib:${backendNative.buildDir.canonicalPath}/nativelibs"
             environment 'LD_LIBRARY_PATH'   : libraryPath
@@ -144,11 +147,11 @@ class LinkKonanTest extends KonanTest {
             main = 'org.jetbrains.kotlin.cli.bc.K2NativeKt'
             classpath = project.configurations.cli_bc
             jvmArgs "-ea"
-            args "-output", "${libPath}",
+            args("-output", "${libPath}",
                  "-runtime", "${runtimeBc.absolutePath}",
-                 sourcesKt
+                 sourcesKt, *project.globalArgs)
 
-            String libraryPath = "${project.llvmDir}/lib:${backendNative.buildDir.canonicalPath}/nativelibs"
+             libraryPath = "${project.llvmDir}/lib:${backendNative.buildDir.canonicalPath}/nativelibs"
             environment 'LD_LIBRARY_PATH'   : libraryPath
             environment 'DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH' : libraryPath
 
@@ -165,11 +168,12 @@ class LinkKonanTest extends KonanTest {
             main = 'org.jetbrains.kotlin.cli.bc.K2NativeKt'
             classpath = project.configurations.cli_bc
             jvmArgs "-ea"
-            args "-output", outPath,
+            args("-output", outPath,
                  "-runtime", "${runtimeBc.absolutePath}",
                  "-library", "${stdlibKtBc.absolutePath}",
                  "-library", "${libBc.absolutePath}",
-                 "${sourceKt.absolutePath}"
+                 "${sourceKt.absolutePath}",
+                 *project.globalArgs)
 
             String libraryPath = "${project.llvmDir}/lib:${backendNative.buildDir.canonicalPath}/nativelibs"
             environment 'LD_LIBRARY_PATH'   : libraryPath
@@ -758,4 +762,4 @@ task lambda12(type: RunKonanTest) {
 task lambda13(type: RunKonanTest) {
     goldValue = "foo\n"
     source = "codegen/lambda/lambda13.kt"
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 82a25ea055a..4cfab210213 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -39,12 +39,10 @@ allprojects {
     }
     ext.clangArgs << "-B$binDir"
     ext.clangPath << binDir
-
     ext.jvmArgs = ["-ea"]
-
     ext.clangLinkArgs = libLink()
     ext.clangOptArgs = optArgs()
-
+    ext.globalArgs = project.hasProperty("konanc_flags") ? ext.konanc_flags.split(' ') : []
     convention.plugins.execClang = new org.jetbrains.kotlin.ExecClang(project)
 
     plugins.withType(NativeComponentPlugin) {
@@ -185,9 +183,10 @@ task dist_compiler(type: Copy) {
 task stdlib(type: Exec) {
     dependsOn 'dist_compiler', 'list_dist'
 
-    commandLine './dist/bin/konanc', 
+    commandLine('./dist/bin/konanc', 
         "-J${jvmArgs.join(' ')}",
-        '-nolink', '-nostdlib', 'runtime/src/main/kotlin', '-o', 'dist/lib/stdlib.kt.bc'
+        '-nolink', '-nostdlib', 'runtime/src/main/kotlin', '-o', 
+        'dist/lib/stdlib.kt.bc', *globalArgs)
 
     outputs.file(project.file('dist/lib/stdlib.kt.bc'))
 }
@@ -199,9 +198,10 @@ task list_dist(type: Exec) {
 task start(type: Exec) {
     dependsOn 'dist_compiler', 'stdlib'
 
-    commandLine './dist/bin/konanc', 
+    commandLine('./dist/bin/konanc', 
         "-J${jvmArgs.join(' ')}",
-        '-nolink', 'runtime/src/launcher/kotlin', '-o', 'dist/lib/start.kt.bc'
+        '-nolink', 'runtime/src/launcher/kotlin', '-o', 
+        'dist/lib/start.kt.bc', *globalArgs)
 
     outputs.file(project.file('dist/lib/start.kt.bc'))
 }