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
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@
           set_property(TARGET ${target_name} APPEND_STRING PROPERTY
                        LINK_FLAGS " -Wl,-z,discard-unused=sections")
         endif()
-      elseif(NOT WIN32 AND NOT CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME MATCHES "OpenBSD|AIX|OS390")
+      elseif(NOT MSVC AND NOT CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME MATCHES "OpenBSD|AIX|OS390")
         # TODO Revisit this later on z/OS.
         set_property(TARGET ${target_name} APPEND_STRING PROPERTY
                      LINK_FLAGS " -Wl,--gc-sections")
diff --git a/llvm/cmake/modules/HandleLLVMOptions.cmake b/llvm/cmake/modules/HandleLLVMOptions.cmake
--- a/llvm/cmake/modules/HandleLLVMOptions.cmake
+++ b/llvm/cmake/modules/HandleLLVMOptions.cmake
@@ -898,7 +898,7 @@
 # FIXME: With MSVS, consider compiling with /Gy and linking with /OPT:REF?
 # But MinSizeRel seems to add that automatically, so maybe disable these
 # flags instead if LLVM_NO_DEAD_STRIP is set.
-if(NOT CYGWIN AND NOT WIN32)
+if(NOT CYGWIN AND NOT MSVC)
   if(NOT ${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "Darwin" AND
      NOT uppercase_CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL "DEBUG")
     check_c_compiler_flag("-Werror -fno-function-sections" C_SUPPORTS_FNO_FUNCTION_SECTIONS)