diff --git a/run_tests.py b/run_tests.py
index ec756cf8..170a0b73 100755
--- a/run_tests.py
+++ b/run_tests.py
@@ -165,6 +165,9 @@ def run_test(testname):
         if (options.target == "knc"):
             ispc_cmd = ispc_exe_rel + " --werror --nowrap %s --arch=%s --target=%s" % \
                 (filename, options.arch, "generic-16")
+        elif (options.target == "knl"):
+            ispc_cmd = ispc_exe_rel + " --werror --nowrap %s --arch=%s --target=%s" % \
+                (filename, options.arch, "generic-16")
         else:
             ispc_cmd = ispc_exe_rel + " --werror --nowrap %s --arch=%s --target=%s" % \
                 (filename, options.arch, options.target)
@@ -264,6 +267,9 @@ def run_test(testname):
                 if (options.target == "knc"):
                     cc_cmd = "%s -O2 -I. %s %s test_static.cpp -DTEST_SIG=%d %s -o %s" % \
                          (options.compiler_exe, gcc_arch, "-mmic", match, obj_name, exe_name)
+                if (options.target == "knl"):
+                    cc_cmd = "%s -O2 -I. %s %s test_static.cpp -DTEST_SIG=%d %s -o %s" % \
+                         (options.compiler_exe, gcc_arch, "-xMIC-AVX512", match, obj_name, exe_name)
                 else:
                     cc_cmd = "%s -O2 -I. %s %s test_static.cpp -DTEST_SIG=%d %s -o %s" % \
                          (options.compiler_exe, gcc_arch, gcc_isa, match, obj_name, exe_name)                    
@@ -285,6 +291,9 @@ def run_test(testname):
             if (options.target == "knc"):
                 ispc_cmd = ispc_exe_rel + " --woff %s -o %s --arch=%s --target=%s" % \
                            (filename, obj_name, options.arch, "generic-16")
+            if (options.target == "knl"):
+                ispc_cmd = ispc_exe_rel + " --woff %s -o %s --arch=%s --target=%s" % \
+                           (filename, obj_name, options.arch, "generic-16")
             else:
                 ispc_cmd = ispc_exe_rel + " --woff %s -o %s --arch=%s --target=%s" % \
                            (filename, obj_name, options.arch, options.target)
@@ -546,7 +555,7 @@ def verify():
               "sse4-i8x16", "avx1-i32x4" "avx1-i32x8", "avx1-i32x16", "avx1-i64x4", "avx1.1-i32x8",
               "avx1.1-i32x16", "avx1.1-i64x4", "avx2-i32x8", "avx2-i32x16", "avx2-i64x4",
               "generic-1", "generic-4", "generic-8",
-              "generic-16", "generic-32", "generic-64", "knc"]]
+              "generic-16", "generic-32", "generic-64", "knc", "knl"]]
     for i in range (0,len(f_lines)):
         if f_lines[i][0] == "%":
             continue
@@ -622,7 +631,7 @@ def run_tests(options1, args, print_version):
     global is_generic_target 
     is_generic_target = ((options.target.find("generic-") != -1 and
                      options.target != "generic-1" and options.target != "generic-x1") or 
-                     options.target == "knc")
+                     options.target == "knc" or options.target == "knl")
 
     global is_nvptx_target
     is_nvptx_target = (options.target.find("nvptx") != -1)
@@ -650,10 +659,15 @@ def run_tests(options1, args, print_version):
         elif options.target == "knc":
             error("No knc #include specified; using examples/intrinsics/knc.h\n", 2)
             options.include_file = "examples/intrinsics/knc.h"
+        elif options.target == "knl":
+            error("No knl #include specified; using examples/intrinsics/knl.h\n", 2)
+            options.include_file = "examples/intrinsics/knl.h"
  
     if options.compiler_exe == None:
         if (options.target == "knc"): 
             options.compiler_exe = "icpc"
+        elif (options.target == "knl"): 
+            options.compiler_exe = "icpc"
         elif is_windows:
             options.compiler_exe = "cl.exe"
         else:
@@ -699,7 +713,7 @@ def run_tests(options1, args, print_version):
                 OS = "Linux"
 
         if not (OS  == 'Linux'):
-            error ("knc target supported only on Linux", 1)
+            error ("knc target is supported only on Linux", 1)
     # if no specific test files are specified, run all of the tests in tests/,
     # failing_tests/, and tests_errors/
     if len(args) == 0:
@@ -890,11 +904,12 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     parser.add_option("-f", "--ispc-flags", dest="ispc_flags", help="Additional flags for ispc (-g, -O1, ...)",
                   default="")
     parser.add_option('-t', '--target', dest='target',
-                  help='Set compilation target (sse2-i32x4, sse2-i32x8, sse4-i32x4, sse4-i32x8, sse4-i16x8, sse4-i8x16, avx1-i32x8, avx1-i32x16, avx1.1-i32x8, avx1.1-i32x16, avx2-i32x8, avx2-i32x16, generic-x1, generic-x4, generic-x8, generic-x16, generic-x32, generic-x64, knc)',
-                                    default="sse4")
+                  help=('Set compilation target (sse2-i32x4, sse2-i32x8, sse4-i32x4, sse4-i32x8, ' +
+                  'sse4-i16x8, sse4-i8x16, avx1-i32x8, avx1-i32x16, avx1.1-i32x8, avx1.1-i32x16, ' +
+                  'avx2-i32x8, avx2-i32x16, generic-x1, generic-x4, generic-x8, generic-x16, ' + 
+                  'generic-x32, generic-x64, knc, knl)'), default="sse4")
     parser.add_option('-a', '--arch', dest='arch',
-                  help='Set architecture (arm, x86, x86-64)',
-                                    default="x86-64")
+                  help='Set architecture (arm, x86, x86-64)',default="x86-64")
     parser.add_option("-c", "--compiler", dest="compiler_exe", help="C/C++ compiler binary to use to run tests",
                   default=None)
     parser.add_option('-o', '--no-opt', dest='no_opt', help='Disable optimization',