diff --git a/bin/verilator b/bin/verilator
index c6e1c441f..b65cd9b25 100755
--- a/bin/verilator
+++ b/bin/verilator
@@ -232,6 +232,7 @@ descriptions in the next sections for more information.
     -O0                         Disable optimizations
     -O3                         High performance optimizations
     -O<optimization-letter>     Selectable optimizations
+    -o <executable>		Name of final executable
     --output-split <bytes>      Split .cpp files into pieces
     --output-split-cfuncs <statements>   Split .ccp functions
     --pins-bv <bits>            Specify types for top level ports
@@ -564,6 +565,11 @@ disables an optimization, an upper case letter enables it.  This is
 intended for debugging use only; see the source code for version-dependent
 mappings of optimizations to -O letters.
 
+=item -o <executable>
+
+Specify the name for the final executable built if using --exe.  Defaults
+to the --prefix if not specified.
+
 =item --output-split I<bytes>
 
 Enables splitting the output .cpp/.sp files into multiple outputs.  When a
diff --git a/src/V3EmitMk.cpp b/src/V3EmitMk.cpp
index 1dc785e1b..979e01f76 100644
--- a/src/V3EmitMk.cpp
+++ b/src/V3EmitMk.cpp
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ public:
 	of.puts("\n");
 
 	if (v3Global.opt.exe()) {
-	    of.puts("default: "+v3Global.opt.prefix()+"\n");
+	    of.puts("default: "+v3Global.opt.exeName()+"\n");
 	} else {
 	    of.puts("default: "+v3Global.opt.prefix()+"__ALL.a\n");
 	}
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ public:
 	    }
 
 	    of.puts("\n### Link rules... (from --exe)\n");
-	    of.puts(v3Global.opt.prefix()+": $(VK_USER_OBJS) $(VK_GLOBAL_OBJS) $(VM_PREFIX)__ALL.a\n");
+	    of.puts(v3Global.opt.exeName()+": $(VK_USER_OBJS) $(VK_GLOBAL_OBJS) $(VM_PREFIX)__ALL.a\n");
 	    of.puts("\t$(LINK) $(LDFLAGS) $^ $(LOADLIBES) $(LDLIBS) -o $@ $(LIBS) $(SC_LIBS) 2>&1 | c++filt\n");
 	    of.puts("\n");
 	}
diff --git a/src/V3Options.cpp b/src/V3Options.cpp
index f0d3cdda7..92d6bfed0 100644
--- a/src/V3Options.cpp
+++ b/src/V3Options.cpp
@@ -750,6 +750,9 @@ void V3Options::parseOptsList(FileLine* fl, int argc, char** argv) {
 		shift; m_makeDir = argv[i];
 		addIncDir (string (m_makeDir));	 // Need to find generated files there too
 	    }
+	    else if ( !strcmp (sw, "-o") && (i+1)<argc ) {
+		shift; m_exeName = argv[i];
+	    }
 	    else if ( !strncmp (sw, "-U", 2)) {
 		V3PreShell::undef (string (sw+strlen("-U")));
 	    }
diff --git a/src/V3Options.h b/src/V3Options.h
index f6c94cb48..d6878a167 100644
--- a/src/V3Options.h
+++ b/src/V3Options.h
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@ class V3Options {
     int		m_compLimitParens;	// compiler selection options
 
     string	m_bin;		// main switch: --bin {binary}
+    string	m_exeName;	// main switch: -o {name}
     string	m_flags;	// main switch: -f {name}
     string	m_makeDir;	// main switch: -Mdir
     string	m_modPrefix;	// main switch: --mod-prefix
@@ -251,6 +252,7 @@ class V3Options {
     int    compLimitBlocks() const { return m_compLimitBlocks; }
     int    compLimitParens() const { return m_compLimitParens; }
 
+    string exeName() const { return m_exeName!="" ? m_exeName : prefix(); }
     string makeDir() const { return m_makeDir; }
     string modPrefix() const { return m_modPrefix; }
     string pipeFilter() const { return m_pipeFilter; }
diff --git a/test_regress/driver.pl b/test_regress/driver.pl
index c71297435..e4ae1c83c 100755
--- a/test_regress/driver.pl
+++ b/test_regress/driver.pl
@@ -537,10 +537,11 @@ sub execute {
     if ($param{vlt}
 	#&& (!$param{needs_v4} || -r "$ENV{VERILATOR_ROOT}/src/V3Gate.cpp")
 	) {
+	$param{executable} ||= "$self->{obj_dir}/$param{VM_PREFIX}";
 	$self->_run(logfile=>"$self->{obj_dir}/vlt_sim.log",
 		    cmd=>[($run_env
 			   .($opt_gdbsim ? "gdbrun ":"")
-			   ."$self->{obj_dir}/$param{VM_PREFIX}"),
+			   .$param{executable}),
 			  @{$param{all_run_flags}},
 			  ],
 		    %param,