diff --git a/llvm/cmake/modules/AddLLVM.cmake b/llvm/cmake/modules/AddLLVM.cmake
--- a/llvm/cmake/modules/AddLLVM.cmake
+++ b/llvm/cmake/modules/AddLLVM.cmake
@@ -651,10 +651,9 @@
     # property has been set to an empty value.
     set_property(TARGET ${name} PROPERTY LLVM_LINK_COMPONENTS ${ARG_LINK_COMPONENTS} ${LLVM_LINK_COMPONENTS})
 
-    # These two properties are internal properties only used to make sure the
+    # This property is an internal property only used to make sure the
     # link step applied in LLVMBuildResolveComponentsLink uses the same
-    # properties as the target_link_libraries call below.
-    set_property(TARGET ${name} PROPERTY LLVM_LINK_LIBS ${ARG_LINK_LIBS})
+    # property as the target_link_libraries call below.
     set_property(TARGET ${name} PROPERTY LLVM_LIBTYPE ${libtype})
   endif()