diff --git a/rebar.config.sample b/rebar.config.sample
index 4243924..bc4bc50 100644
--- a/rebar.config.sample
+++ b/rebar.config.sample
@@ -22,13 +22,6 @@
             {platform_define, "(linux|freebsd)", 'BACKLOG', 128},
             {platform_define, "R13", 'old_inets'}]}.
 
-%% Additional compile options for test-compile. erl_opts is also used
-{test_compile_opts, []}.
-
-%% Same as erl_first_files, but used only when running 'test-compile', 'eunit',
-%% or 'qc'
-{test_first_files, []}.
-
 %% MIB Options?
 {mib_opts, []}.
 
@@ -72,6 +65,14 @@
 %% Options for eunit:test()
 {eunit_opts, []}.
 
+%% Additional compile options for eunit. erl_opts is also used
+{eunit_compile_opts, []}.
+
+%% Same as erl_first_files, but used only when running 'eunit'
+{eunit_first_files, []}.
+
+%% == Cover ==
+
 %% Whether to enable coverage reporting. Default is `false'
 {cover_enabled, false}.
 
@@ -100,6 +101,12 @@
 %% If qc_mod is unspecified, rebar tries to detect Triq or EQC
 {qc_opts, [{qc_mod, module()}, Options]}.
 
+%% Additional compile options for qc. erl_opts is also used
+{qc_compile_opts, []}.
+
+%% Same as erl_first_files, but used only when running 'qc'
+{qc_first_files, []}.
+
 %% == Cleanup ==
 
 %% Which files to cleanup
diff --git a/src/rebar_erlc_compiler.erl b/src/rebar_erlc_compiler.erl
index 7123395..561a2a6 100644
--- a/src/rebar_erlc_compiler.erl
+++ b/src/rebar_erlc_compiler.erl
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
          clean/2]).
 
 %% for internal use by only eunit and qc
--export([test_compile/1]).
+-export([test_compile/2]).
 
 -include("rebar.hrl").
 
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ clean(_Config, _AppFile) ->
 %% .erl Compilation API (externally used by only eunit and qc)
 %% ===================================================================
 
-test_compile(Config) ->
+test_compile(Config, Cmd) ->
     %% Obtain all the test modules for inclusion in the compile stage.
     %% Notice: this could also be achieved with the following
     %% rebar.config option: {test_compile_opts, [{src_dirs, ["test"]}]}
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ test_compile(Config) ->
     %% Compile erlang code to ?TEST_DIR, using a tweaked config
     %% with appropriate defines for eunit, and include all the test modules
     %% as well.
-    ok = doterl_compile(test_compile_config(Config), ?TEST_DIR, TestErls),
+    ok = doterl_compile(test_compile_config(Config, Cmd), ?TEST_DIR, TestErls),
 
     {ok, SrcErls}.
 
@@ -165,19 +165,21 @@ test_compile(Config) ->
 %% Internal functions
 %% ===================================================================
 
-test_compile_config(Config) ->
+test_compile_config(Config, Cmd) ->
     {Config1, TriqOpts} = triq_opts(Config),
     {Config2, PropErOpts} = proper_opts(Config1),
     {Config3, EqcOpts} = eqc_opts(Config2),
 
     ErlOpts = rebar_config:get_list(Config3, erl_opts, []),
-    EunitOpts = rebar_config:get_list(Config3, test_compile_opts, []),
+    OptsAtom = list_to_atom(Cmd ++ "_compile_opts"),
+    EunitOpts = rebar_config:get_list(Config3, OptsAtom, []),
     Opts0 = [{d, 'TEST'}] ++
         ErlOpts ++ EunitOpts ++ TriqOpts ++ PropErOpts ++ EqcOpts,
     Opts = [O || O <- Opts0, O =/= no_debug_info],
     Config4 = rebar_config:set(Config3, erl_opts, Opts),
 
-    FirstErls = rebar_config:get_list(Config4, test_first_files, []),
+    FirstFilesAtom = list_to_atom(Cmd ++ "_first_files"),
+    FirstErls = rebar_config:get_list(Config4, FirstFilesAtom, []),
     rebar_config:set(Config4, erl_first_files, FirstErls).
 
 triq_opts(Config) ->
diff --git a/src/rebar_eunit.erl b/src/rebar_eunit.erl
index 772c671..5e7f91c 100644
--- a/src/rebar_eunit.erl
+++ b/src/rebar_eunit.erl
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ eunit(Config, _AppFile) ->
     CodePath = setup_code_path(),
     CompileOnly = rebar_utils:get_experimental_global(Config, compile_only,
                                                       false),
-    {ok, SrcErls} = rebar_erlc_compiler:test_compile(Config),
+    {ok, SrcErls} = rebar_erlc_compiler:test_compile(Config, "eunit"),
     case CompileOnly of
         "true" ->
             true = code:set_path(CodePath),
diff --git a/src/rebar_qc.erl b/src/rebar_qc.erl
index 1800540..0920a5b 100644
--- a/src/rebar_qc.erl
+++ b/src/rebar_qc.erl
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ run(Config, QC, QCOpts) ->
     %% Compile erlang code to ?TEST_DIR, using a tweaked config
     %% with appropriate defines, and include all the test modules
     %% as well.
-    {ok, _SrcErls} = rebar_erlc_compiler:test_compile(Config),
+    {ok, _SrcErls} = rebar_erlc_compiler:test_compile(Config, "qc"),
 
     case CompileOnly of
         "true" ->