Index: lldb/packages/Python/lldbsuite/test/configuration.py
===================================================================
--- lldb/packages/Python/lldbsuite/test/configuration.py
+++ lldb/packages/Python/lldbsuite/test/configuration.py
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@
 arch = None        # Must be initialized after option parsing
 compiler = None    # Must be initialized after option parsing
 
+# The overriden dwarf verison.
+dwarf_version = 0
+
 # Path to the FileCheck testing tool. Not optional.
 filecheck = None
 
Index: lldb/packages/Python/lldbsuite/test/decorators.py
===================================================================
--- lldb/packages/Python/lldbsuite/test/decorators.py
+++ lldb/packages/Python/lldbsuite/test/decorators.py
@@ -194,11 +194,9 @@
                 macos_version[0],
                 macos_version[1],
                 platform.mac_ver()[0])))
-        skip_for_dwarf_version = (
-             dwarf_version is None) or (
-                 (self.getDebugInfo() is 'dwarf') and
-                 _check_expected_version(
-                     dwarf_version[0], dwarf_version[1], self.getDwarfVersion()))
+        skip_for_dwarf_version = (dwarf_version is None) or (
+            _check_expected_version(dwarf_version[0], dwarf_version[1],
+                                    self.getDwarfVersion()))
 
         # For the test to be skipped, all specified (e.g. not None) parameters must be True.
         # An unspecified parameter means "any", so those are marked skip by default.  And we skip
Index: lldb/packages/Python/lldbsuite/test/dotest.py
===================================================================
--- lldb/packages/Python/lldbsuite/test/dotest.py
+++ lldb/packages/Python/lldbsuite/test/dotest.py
@@ -342,9 +342,15 @@
         configuration.skipCategories += test_categories.validate(
             args.skipCategories, False)
 
+    cflags_extras = ""
     if args.E:
-        cflags_extras = args.E
-        os.environ['CFLAGS_EXTRAS'] = cflags_extras
+        cflags_extras += args.E
+
+    if args.dwarf_version:
+        configuration.dwarf_version = args.dwarf_version
+        cflags_extras += '-gdwarf-{}'.format(args.dwarf_version)
+
+    os.environ['CFLAGS_EXTRAS'] = cflags_extras
 
     if args.d:
         sys.stdout.write(
@@ -364,6 +370,7 @@
     if args.framework:
         configuration.lldbFrameworkPath = args.framework
 
+
     if args.executable:
         # lldb executable is passed explicitly
         lldbtest_config.lldbExec = os.path.realpath(args.executable)
Index: lldb/packages/Python/lldbsuite/test/dotest_args.py
===================================================================
--- lldb/packages/Python/lldbsuite/test/dotest_args.py
+++ lldb/packages/Python/lldbsuite/test/dotest_args.py
@@ -125,6 +125,12 @@
         dest='out_of_tree_debugserver',
         action='store_true',
         help='A flag to indicate an out-of-tree debug server is being used')
+    group.add_argument(
+        '--force-dwarf',
+        metavar='dwarf_version',
+        dest='dwarf_version',
+        type=int,
+        help='Override the DWARF version.')
     group.add_argument(
         '-s',
         metavar='name',
Index: lldb/packages/Python/lldbsuite/test/lldbtest.py
===================================================================
--- lldb/packages/Python/lldbsuite/test/lldbtest.py
+++ lldb/packages/Python/lldbsuite/test/lldbtest.py
@@ -1290,6 +1290,8 @@
 
     def getDwarfVersion(self):
         """ Returns the dwarf version generated by clang or '0'. """
+        if configuration.dwarf_version:
+            return str(configuration.dwarf_version)
         if 'clang' in self.getCompiler():
             try:
                 driver_output = check_output(