diff --git a/mesonbuild/interpreter.py b/mesonbuild/interpreter.py
index 9a1bb8410..fc0e4eef0 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/interpreter.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/interpreter.py
@@ -1698,11 +1698,11 @@ class Interpreter(InterpreterBase):
             raise InterpreterException('Argument required for get_option.')
         optname = args[0]
         try:
-            return compilers.base_options[optname].value
+            return self.environment.get_coredata().base_options[optname].value
         except KeyError:
             pass
         try:
-            return self.environment.get_coredata().get_builtin_option(optname)
+            return self.environment.coredata.get_builtin_option(optname)
         except RuntimeError:
             pass
         try:
@@ -1727,6 +1727,11 @@ class Interpreter(InterpreterBase):
                 return self.coredata.external_args[lang]
             except KeyError:
                 pass
+        # Some base options are not defined in some environments, return the default value.
+        try:
+            return compilers.base_options[optname].value
+        except KeyError:
+            pass
         raise InterpreterException('Tried to access unknown option "%s".' % optname)
 
     @noKwargs
diff --git a/run_unittests.py b/run_unittests.py
index 64874968f..262693118 100755
--- a/run_unittests.py
+++ b/run_unittests.py
@@ -1948,6 +1948,11 @@ endian = 'little'
         crossfile.flush()
         self.init(testdir, ['--cross-file='+crossfile.name])
 
+    def test_reconfigure(self):
+        testdir = os.path.join(self.unit_test_dir, '13 reconfigure')
+        self.init(testdir, ['-Db_lto=true'], default_args=False)
+        self.build('reconfigure')
+
 
 class LinuxArmCrossCompileTests(BasePlatformTests):
     '''
diff --git a/test cases/common/47 options/meson.build b/test cases/common/47 options/meson.build
index 4058748f0..2a764f036 100644
--- a/test cases/common/47 options/meson.build	
+++ b/test cases/common/47 options/meson.build	
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ if get_option('combo_opt') != 'combo'
   error('Incorrect value to combo option.')
 endif
 
+# If the default changes, update test cases/unit/13 reconfigure
 if get_option('b_lto') != false
   error('Incorrect value in base option.')
 endif
diff --git a/test cases/unit/13 reconfigure/meson.build b/test cases/unit/13 reconfigure/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..102180e54
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test cases/unit/13 reconfigure/meson.build	
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+project('reconfigure test', ['c'])
+
+if get_option('b_lto') != true
+  error('b_lto not set')
+endif