diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e00f6d0..3d3b1b0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -59,6 +59,10 @@ file as well. You can then add `objdiff.json` to your `.gitignore` to prevent it
 // objdiff.json
 {
   "custom_make": "ninja",
+  "custom_args": [
+    "-C",
+    "build"
+  ],
 
   // Only required if objects use "path" instead of "target_path" and "base_path".
   "target_dir": "build/asm",
diff --git a/objdiff-core/src/config/mod.rs b/objdiff-core/src/config/mod.rs
index 35d90b0..9f0f54b 100644
--- a/objdiff-core/src/config/mod.rs
+++ b/objdiff-core/src/config/mod.rs
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ pub struct ProjectConfig {
     #[serde(default)]
     pub custom_make: Option<String>,
     #[serde(default)]
+    pub custom_args: Option<Vec<String>>,
+    #[serde(default)]
     pub target_dir: Option<PathBuf>,
     #[serde(default)]
     pub base_dir: Option<PathBuf>,
diff --git a/objdiff-gui/src/app.rs b/objdiff-gui/src/app.rs
index ff49dcb..bcd125c 100644
--- a/objdiff-gui/src/app.rs
+++ b/objdiff-gui/src/app.rs
@@ -84,6 +84,8 @@ pub struct AppConfig {
     #[serde(default)]
     pub custom_make: Option<String>,
     #[serde(default)]
+    pub custom_args: Option<Vec<String>>,
+    #[serde(default)]
     pub selected_wsl_distro: Option<String>,
     #[serde(default)]
     pub project_dir: Option<PathBuf>,
@@ -131,6 +133,7 @@ impl Default for AppConfig {
         Self {
             version: AppConfigVersion::default().version,
             custom_make: None,
+            custom_args: None,
             selected_wsl_distro: None,
             project_dir: None,
             target_obj_dir: None,
diff --git a/objdiff-gui/src/config.rs b/objdiff-gui/src/config.rs
index d6c3ef4..6f866b3 100644
--- a/objdiff-gui/src/config.rs
+++ b/objdiff-gui/src/config.rs
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ pub fn load_project_config(config: &mut AppConfig) -> Result<()> {
     if let Some((result, info)) = try_project_config(project_dir) {
         let project_config = result?;
         config.custom_make = project_config.custom_make;
+        config.custom_args = project_config.custom_args;
         config.target_obj_dir = project_config.target_dir.map(|p| project_dir.join(p));
         config.base_obj_dir = project_config.base_dir.map(|p| project_dir.join(p));
         config.build_base = project_config.build_base;
diff --git a/objdiff-gui/src/jobs/objdiff.rs b/objdiff-gui/src/jobs/objdiff.rs
index 84edbac..88f7af1 100644
--- a/objdiff-gui/src/jobs/objdiff.rs
+++ b/objdiff-gui/src/jobs/objdiff.rs
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ impl Default for BuildStatus {
 pub struct BuildConfig {
     pub project_dir: Option<PathBuf>,
     pub custom_make: Option<String>,
+    pub custom_args: Option<Vec<String>>,
     pub selected_wsl_distro: Option<String>,
 }
 
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@ impl BuildConfig {
         Self {
             project_dir: config.project_dir.clone(),
             custom_make: config.custom_make.clone(),
+            custom_args: config.custom_args.clone(),
             selected_wsl_distro: config.selected_wsl_distro.clone(),
         }
     }
@@ -96,10 +98,11 @@ pub(crate) fn run_make(config: &BuildConfig, arg: &Path) -> BuildStatus {
 
 fn run_make_cmd(config: &BuildConfig, cwd: &Path, arg: &Path) -> Result<BuildStatus> {
     let make = config.custom_make.as_deref().unwrap_or("make");
+    let make_args = config.custom_args.as_deref().unwrap_or(&[]);
     #[cfg(not(windows))]
     let mut command = {
         let mut command = Command::new(make);
-        command.current_dir(cwd).arg(arg);
+        command.current_dir(cwd).args(make_args).arg(arg);
         command
     };
     #[cfg(windows)]
@@ -120,9 +123,10 @@ fn run_make_cmd(config: &BuildConfig, cwd: &Path, arg: &Path) -> Result<BuildSta
                 .arg(distro)
                 .arg("--")
                 .arg(make)
+                .args(make_args)
                 .arg(arg.to_slash_lossy().as_ref());
         } else {
-            command.current_dir(cwd).arg(arg.to_slash_lossy().as_ref());
+            command.current_dir(cwd).args(make_args).arg(arg.to_slash_lossy().as_ref());
         }
         command.creation_flags(winapi::um::winbase::CREATE_NO_WINDOW);
         command