diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/plugin/kotlin/KotlinCompiler.kt b/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/plugin/kotlin/KotlinCompiler.kt
index aff0c980..6d386764 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/plugin/kotlin/KotlinCompiler.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/plugin/kotlin/KotlinCompiler.kt
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ class KConfiguration @Inject constructor(val compiler: KotlinCompiler){
     fun compilerArgs(s: List<String>) = args.addAll(s)
 
     fun compile(project: Project? = null, context: KobaltContext? = null) : TaskResult {
-        return compiler.compile(project, context, dependencies, classpath, source, output, args)
+        return compiler.compile(project, context, dependencies, classpath, source, output, args + "-no-stdlib")
     }
 }