diff --git a/projects/clr/rocclr/compiler/lib/utils/options.cpp b/projects/clr/rocclr/compiler/lib/utils/options.cpp
index e8d7a892fa..9d05ed4c2f 100644
--- a/projects/clr/rocclr/compiler/lib/utils/options.cpp
+++ b/projects/clr/rocclr/compiler/lib/utils/options.cpp
@@ -889,6 +889,9 @@ processOption(int OptDescTableIx, Options& Opts, const std::string& Value,
             }
             else if (((OptionIdentifier)OptDescTableIx) == OID_WBComma) {
                 Opts.llvmOptions.append(" ");
+#if defined(WITH_LIGHTNING_COMPILER)
+                Opts.llvmOptions.append("-mllvm ");
+#endif
                 Opts.llvmOptions.append(sval);
             }
             else if (((OptionIdentifier)OptDescTableIx) == OID_WHComma) {
diff --git a/projects/clr/rocclr/runtime/device/rocm/roccompiler.cpp b/projects/clr/rocclr/runtime/device/rocm/roccompiler.cpp
index 5b253b1b4b..5433a7b817 100644
--- a/projects/clr/rocclr/runtime/device/rocm/roccompiler.cpp
+++ b/projects/clr/rocclr/runtime/device/rocm/roccompiler.cpp
@@ -156,6 +156,8 @@ HSAILProgram::compileImpl_LC(
         return false;
     }
 
+    driverOptions.append(options->llvmOptions);
+
     // Set fp32-denormals and fp64-denormals
     bool fp32Denormals = !options->oVariables->DenormsAreZero
         && dev().deviceInfo().gfxipVersion_ >= 900;