diff --git a/install-k b/install-k
index b0e3177d14c..98e54d6eb71 100755
--- a/install-k
+++ b/install-k
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh -e
 
-K_VERSION=5.4.3
+K_VERSION=5.4.4
 
 if [ `id -u` -ne 0 ]; then
   echo "$0: error: This script must be run as root."
diff --git a/llvm-backend/src/main/java/org/kframework/backend/llvm/LLVMBackend.java b/llvm-backend/src/main/java/org/kframework/backend/llvm/LLVMBackend.java
index 000712a126b..c8d25acd947 100644
--- a/llvm-backend/src/main/java/org/kframework/backend/llvm/LLVMBackend.java
+++ b/llvm-backend/src/main/java/org/kframework/backend/llvm/LLVMBackend.java
@@ -108,10 +108,14 @@ public void accept(Backend.Holder h) {
     private void llvmKompile(String type, String executable) {
         ProcessBuilder pb = files.getProcessBuilder();
         List<String> args = new ArrayList<>();
-        args.add("llvm-kompile");
+        args.add("llvm-kompilex");
         args.add("definition.kore");
         args.add("dt");
         args.add(type);
+
+        // Arguments after this point are passed on to Clang.
+        args.add("--");
+
         args.add("-o");
         args.add(executable);
         if (kompileOptions.optimize1) args.add("-O1");
@@ -128,10 +132,10 @@ private void llvmKompile(String type, String executable) {
             Process p = pb.command(args).directory(kompiledDir).inheritIO().start();
             int exit = p.waitFor();
             if (exit != 0) {
-                throw KEMException.criticalError("llvm-kompile returned nonzero exit code: " + exit + "\nExamine output to see errors.");
+                throw KEMException.criticalError("llvm-kompilex returned nonzero exit code: " + exit + "\nExamine output to see errors.");
             }
         } catch (IOException | InterruptedException e) {
-            throw KEMException.criticalError("Error with I/O while executing llvm-kompile", e);
+            throw KEMException.criticalError("Error with I/O while executing llvm-kompilex", e);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/package/arch/PKGBUILD b/package/arch/PKGBUILD
index deebdc9332e..5d488b97502 100644
--- a/package/arch/PKGBUILD
+++ b/package/arch/PKGBUILD
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Maintainer: Dwight Guth <dwight.guth@runtimeverification.com>
 pkgname=kframework-git
-pkgver=5.4.3
+pkgver=5.4.4
 pkgrel=1
 epoch=
 pkgdesc="K framework toolchain. Includes K Framework compiler for K language definitions, and K interpreter and prover for programs written in languages defined in K."
diff --git a/package/debian/changelog b/package/debian/changelog
index 81d8387e180..35fc3cc4f60 100644
--- a/package/debian/changelog
+++ b/package/debian/changelog
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-kframework (5.4.3) unstable; urgency=medium
+kframework (5.4.4) unstable; urgency=medium
 
   * Initial Release.
 
diff --git a/package/version b/package/version
index 6ffbe8ba8eb..426c1c17944 100644
--- a/package/version
+++ b/package/version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-5.4.3
+5.4.4
diff --git a/src/main/scripts/test-in-container-debian b/src/main/scripts/test-in-container-debian
index 0c360debfb3..40e11f154b6 100755
--- a/src/main/scripts/test-in-container-debian
+++ b/src/main/scripts/test-in-container-debian
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/sh -ex
-K_VERSION=5.4.3
+K_VERSION=5.4.4
 export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
 apt-get update
 apt-get upgrade --yes