diff --git a/src/lint/linter/ArcanistExternalLinter.php b/src/lint/linter/ArcanistExternalLinter.php
--- a/src/lint/linter/ArcanistExternalLinter.php
+++ b/src/lint/linter/ArcanistExternalLinter.php
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 
   private $bin;
   private $interpreter;
+  private $interpreterArguments;
   private $flags;
   private $versionRequirement;
 
@@ -197,6 +198,45 @@
     return $this;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Return the default interpreter arguments.
+   *
+   * This method is only invoked if @{method:shouldUseInterpreter} has been
+   * overridden to return `true`.
+   *
+   * @return list<string>  Interpreter arguments.
+   * @task bin
+   */
+  public function getDefaultInterpreterArguments() {
+    return array();
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Get the effective interpreter arguments.
+   *
+   * This method synthesizes configuration and defaults.
+   *
+   * @return list<string>  Effective interpreter arguments.
+   * @task bin
+   */
+  final public function getInterpreterArguments() {
+    return coalesce(
+      $this->interpreterArguments,
+      $this->getDefaultInterpreterArguments());
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Set the interpreter arguments, overriding any default.
+   *
+   * @param  list<string>  New interpreter arguments.
+   * @return this
+   * @task bin
+   */
+  final public function setInterpreterArguments(array $arguments) {
+    $this->interpreterArguments = $arguments;
+    return $this;
+  }
+
 
 /* -(  Parsing Linter Output  )---------------------------------------------- */
 
@@ -353,12 +393,13 @@
     $interpreter = null;
     if ($this->shouldUseInterpreter()) {
       $interpreter = $this->getInterpreter();
+      $interpreter_args = $this->getInterpreterArguments();
     }
 
     $binary = $this->getBinary();
 
     if ($interpreter) {
-      $bin = csprintf('%s %s', $interpreter, $binary);
+      $bin = csprintf('%s %Ls %s', $interpreter, $interpreter_args, $binary);
     } else {
       $bin = csprintf('%s', $binary);
     }
@@ -495,6 +536,10 @@
           'a list of possible interpreters, the first one that exists '.
           'will be used.'),
       );
+      $options['interpreter.arguments'] = array(
+        'type' => 'optional list<string>',
+        'help' => pht(''),
+      );
     }
 
     return $options + parent::getLinterConfigurationOptions();
@@ -521,6 +566,10 @@
 
         throw new Exception(
           pht('None of the configured interpreters can be located.'));
+      case 'interpreter.arguments':
+        $this->interpreterArguments = $value;
+        return;
+
       case 'bin':
         $is_script = $this->shouldUseInterpreter();