diff --git a/kotlin-native/build-tools/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/dependencies/NativeDependenciesDownloaderPlugin.kt b/kotlin-native/build-tools/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/dependencies/NativeDependenciesDownloaderPlugin.kt
index 943ba4b0c94..ffd473335b7 100644
--- a/kotlin-native/build-tools/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/dependencies/NativeDependenciesDownloaderPlugin.kt
+++ b/kotlin-native/build-tools/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/dependencies/NativeDependenciesDownloaderPlugin.kt
@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.konan.target.TargetDomainObjectContainer
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.konan.target.TargetWithSanitizer
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.konan.util.DependencyProcessor
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.utils.capitalized
+import java.nio.file.Paths
 import javax.inject.Inject
+import kotlin.io.path.name
 
 /**
  * Downloading native dependencies.
@@ -109,7 +111,7 @@ abstract class NativeDependenciesDownloaderExtension @Inject constructor(private
             }
         }
 
-        val dependencies by loader::dependencies
+        private val dependencies by loader::dependencies
 
         val task = project.tasks.register<NativeDependenciesDownloader>("nativeDependencies${_target.name.capitalized}") {
             description = "Download dependencies for $_target"
@@ -132,6 +134,19 @@ abstract class NativeDependenciesDownloaderExtension @Inject constructor(private
                                 builtBy(task)
                             }
                         }
+                        // Check for overridden distributions. They'll be absent from `depedencies` and
+                        // so should be added manually.
+                        listOf(loader.llvmHome!!, loader.libffiDir!!).forEach { dependency ->
+                            val dependencyPath = Paths.get(dependency)
+                            // If dependency is an absolute path - it's overridden.
+                            if (dependencyPath.isAbsolute) {
+                                artifact(dependencyPath.toFile()) {
+                                    name = dependencyPath.name
+                                    type = "directory"
+                                    extension = ""
+                                }
+                            }
+                        }
                     }
                 }
             }
diff --git a/kotlin-native/build-tools/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/dependencies/NativeDependenciesPlugin.kt b/kotlin-native/build-tools/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/dependencies/NativeDependenciesPlugin.kt
index 6d7292e558b..f0122fe8353 100644
--- a/kotlin-native/build-tools/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/dependencies/NativeDependenciesPlugin.kt
+++ b/kotlin-native/build-tools/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/dependencies/NativeDependenciesPlugin.kt
@@ -13,7 +13,19 @@ import org.gradle.api.attributes.Usage
 import org.gradle.api.file.FileCollection
 import org.gradle.kotlin.dsl.*
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.konan.target.*
+import java.io.File
+import java.nio.file.Paths
 import javax.inject.Inject
+import kotlin.io.path.isSameFileAs
+
+private fun File.matchesDependency(dependency: String): Boolean {
+    val path = Paths.get(dependency)
+    return if (path.isAbsolute) {
+        path.isSameFileAs(this.toPath())
+    } else {
+        this.name == dependency
+    }
+}
 
 /**
  * Consuming native dependencies.
@@ -47,11 +59,11 @@ abstract class NativeDependenciesExtension @Inject constructor(private val proje
     }
 
     private val llvmFileCollection: FileCollection = nativeDependencies.incoming.artifacts.artifactFiles.filter {
-        it.name == platformManager.hostPlatform.llvmHome
+        it.matchesDependency(platformManager.hostPlatform.llvmHome!!)
     }
 
     private val libffiFileCollection: FileCollection = nativeDependencies.incoming.artifacts.artifactFiles.filter {
-        it.name == platformManager.hostPlatform.libffiDir
+        it.matchesDependency(platformManager.hostPlatform.libffiDir!!)
     }
 
     /**