diff --git a/tools/builder/Config.cs b/tools/builder/Config.cs
index 4f7700e7..b46dc785 100644
--- a/tools/builder/Config.cs
+++ b/tools/builder/Config.cs
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ namespace builder
 		public string SVNVersion;
 		public string ProductVersion;
 		public string Compressor;
+		public string BuildOptions;
 		public builder.BasePlatform Platform;
 
 		public Config()
@@ -99,6 +100,10 @@ namespace builder
 						else if (key.CompareTo("Compressor") == 0) 
 						{
 							Compressor = val;
+						} 
+						else if (key.CompareTo("BuildOptions") == 0) 
+						{
+							BuildOptions = val;
 						}
 					}
 				}
diff --git a/tools/builder/LinuxBuilder.cs b/tools/builder/LinuxBuilder.cs
index ccda2027..02532f6b 100644
--- a/tools/builder/LinuxBuilder.cs
+++ b/tools/builder/LinuxBuilder.cs
@@ -29,6 +29,11 @@ namespace builder
 			info.Arguments = "zcvf \"" + name + "\" \"" + ltarget + "\"";
 			info.UseShellExecute = false;
 
+			if (cfg.BuildOptions != null)
+			{
+				info.Arguments += " " + cfg.BuildOptions;
+			}
+
 			Process p = Process.Start(info);
 			p.WaitForExit();
 
diff --git a/tools/builder/Win32Builder.cs b/tools/builder/Win32Builder.cs
index fda67bb2..cb758f44 100644
--- a/tools/builder/Win32Builder.cs
+++ b/tools/builder/Win32Builder.cs
@@ -29,6 +29,11 @@ namespace builder
 			info.Arguments = "-r \"" + name + "\" \"" + ltarget + "\"";
 			info.UseShellExecute = false;
 
+			if (cfg.BuildOptions != null)
+			{
+				info.Arguments += " " + cfg.BuildOptions;
+			}
+
 			Process p = Process.Start(info);
 			p.WaitForExit();