diff --git a/src/rebar_erlc_compiler.erl b/src/rebar_erlc_compiler.erl
index 4157ba4..dbefa4a 100644
--- a/src/rebar_erlc_compiler.erl
+++ b/src/rebar_erlc_compiler.erl
@@ -157,7 +157,8 @@ test_compile(Config, Cmd, OutDir) ->
     %% Compile erlang code to OutDir, using a tweaked config
     %% with appropriate defines for eunit, and include all the test modules
     %% as well.
-    ok = doterl_compile(test_compile_config(Config, Cmd), OutDir, TestErls),
+    ok = doterl_compile(test_compile_config(Config, ErlOpts, Cmd),
+                        OutDir, TestErls),
 
     {ok, SrcErls}.
 
@@ -201,12 +202,11 @@ info_help(Description) ->
         {yrl_first_files, []}
        ]).
 
-test_compile_config(Config, Cmd) ->
+test_compile_config(Config, ErlOpts, Cmd) ->
     {Config1, TriqOpts} = triq_opts(Config),
     {Config2, PropErOpts} = proper_opts(Config1),
     {Config3, EqcOpts} = eqc_opts(Config2),
 
-    ErlOpts = rebar_config:get_list(Config3, erl_opts, []),
     OptsAtom = list_to_atom(Cmd ++ "_compile_opts"),
     EunitOpts = rebar_config:get_list(Config3, OptsAtom, []),
     Opts0 = [{d, 'TEST'}] ++
diff --git a/src/rebar_lfe_compiler.erl b/src/rebar_lfe_compiler.erl
index 2a047d8..8488b0f 100644
--- a/src/rebar_lfe_compiler.erl
+++ b/src/rebar_lfe_compiler.erl
@@ -70,8 +70,8 @@ compile_lfe(Source, _Target, Config) ->
                    "~n", []),
             ?FAIL;
         _ ->
-            Opts = [{i, "include"}, {outdir, "ebin"}, return]
-                ++ rebar_config:get_list(Config, erl_opts, []),
+            ErlOpts = rebar_utils:erl_opts(Config),
+            Opts = [{i, "include"}, {outdir, "ebin"}, return] ++ ErlOpts,
             case lfe_comp:file(Source, Opts) of
                 {ok, _Mod, Ws} ->
                     rebar_base_compiler:ok_tuple(Config, Source, Ws);