diff --git a/lib/puppet/provider/rvm_system_ruby/rvm_system_ruby.rb b/lib/puppet/provider/rvm_system_ruby/rvm_system_ruby.rb
index 9f5b433f..3159cf8c 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/provider/rvm_system_ruby/rvm_system_ruby.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/provider/rvm_system_ruby/rvm_system_ruby.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@
   commands :rvmcmd => "/usr/local/rvm/bin/rvm"
 
   def create
-    rvmcmd "install", resource[:name]
+    options = Array(resource[:build_opts])
+    rvmcmd "install", resource[:name], *options
     set_default if resource.value(:default_use)
   end
 
diff --git a/lib/puppet/type/rvm_system_ruby.rb b/lib/puppet/type/rvm_system_ruby.rb
index 59069a10..489c47c3 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/type/rvm_system_ruby.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/type/rvm_system_ruby.rb
@@ -8,8 +8,14 @@
     isnamevar
   end
 
+  newparam(:build_opts) do
+    desc "Build flags for RVM (e.g.: ['--movable', '--with-libyaml-dir=...', ...])"
+    defaultto ""
+  end
+
   newproperty(:default_use) do
     desc "Should this Ruby be the system default for new terminals?"
     defaultto false
   end
+
 end