diff --git a/source/dub/compilers/buildsettings.d b/source/dub/compilers/buildsettings.d
index f64362f..52089b5 100644
--- a/source/dub/compilers/buildsettings.d
+++ b/source/dub/compilers/buildsettings.d
@@ -185,7 +185,8 @@
 	library,
 	sourceLibrary,
 	dynamicLibrary,
-	staticLibrary
+	staticLibrary,
+	object
 }
 
 enum BuildRequirements {
diff --git a/source/dub/compilers/compiler.d b/source/dub/compilers/compiler.d
index 14ce05d..2acc298 100644
--- a/source/dub/compilers/compiler.d
+++ b/source/dub/compilers/compiler.d
@@ -366,6 +366,10 @@
 			if( platform.platform.canFind("windows") )
 				return settings.targetName ~ ".dll";
 			else return "lib" ~ settings.targetName ~ ".so";
+		case TargetType.object:
+			if (platform.platform.canFind("windows"))
+				return settings.targetName ~ ".obj";
+			else return settings.targetName ~ ".o";
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/source/dub/compilers/dmd.d b/source/dub/compilers/dmd.d
index 152556b..599f809 100644
--- a/source/dub/compilers/dmd.d
+++ b/source/dub/compilers/dmd.d
@@ -169,6 +169,9 @@
 				version (Windows) settings.addDFlags("-shared");
 				else settings.addDFlags("-shared", "-fPIC");
 				break;
+			case TargetType.object:
+				settings.addDFlags("-c");
+				break;
 		}
 
 		if (tpath is null)
diff --git a/source/dub/compilers/gdc.d b/source/dub/compilers/gdc.d
index 90bdcea..a82339c 100644
--- a/source/dub/compilers/gdc.d
+++ b/source/dub/compilers/gdc.d
@@ -167,6 +167,7 @@
 			case TargetType.executable: break;
 			case TargetType.library:
 			case TargetType.staticLibrary:
+			case TargetType.object:
 				settings.addDFlags("-c");
 				break;
 			case TargetType.dynamicLibrary:
diff --git a/source/dub/compilers/ldc.d b/source/dub/compilers/ldc.d
index fb214dd..32a4520 100644
--- a/source/dub/compilers/ldc.d
+++ b/source/dub/compilers/ldc.d
@@ -157,6 +157,9 @@
 			case TargetType.dynamicLibrary:
 				settings.addDFlags("-shared");
 				break;
+			case TargetType.object:
+				settings.addDFlags("-c");
+				break;
 		}
 
 		if (tpath is null)
diff --git a/source/dub/generators/build.d b/source/dub/generators/build.d
index fcac60f..685b34c 100644
--- a/source/dub/generators/build.d
+++ b/source/dub/generators/build.d
@@ -362,8 +362,8 @@
 		string objPath = tempobj.toNativeString();
 		bs.libs = null;
 		bs.lflags = null;
-		bs.addDFlags("-c");
 		bs.sourceFiles = [ srcFile ];
+		bs.targetType = TargetType.object;
 		gs.compiler.prepareBuildSettings(bs, BuildSetting.commandLine);
 		gs.compiler.setTarget(bs, gs.platform, objPath);
 		gs.compiler.invoke(bs, gs.platform, gs.compileCallback);