diff --git a/lld/CMakeLists.txt b/lld/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/lld/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/lld/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -172,6 +172,12 @@
   add_definitions("-DLLD_DEFAULT_LD_LLD_IS_MINGW=1")
 endif()
 
+option(LLD_USE_EARLY_EXIT
+    "Use the early exit codepath, bypassing destructors." ON)
+if (LLD_USE_EARLY_EXIT)
+  add_definitions("-DLLD_USE_EARLY_EXIT")
+endif()
+
 if (MSVC)
   add_definitions(-wd4530) # Suppress 'warning C4530: C++ exception handler used, but unwind semantics are not enabled.'
   add_definitions(-wd4062) # Suppress 'warning C4062: enumerator X in switch of enum Y is not handled' from system header.
diff --git a/lld/tools/lld/lld.cpp b/lld/tools/lld/lld.cpp
--- a/lld/tools/lld/lld.cpp
+++ b/lld/tools/lld/lld.cpp
@@ -103,6 +103,14 @@
 #endif
 }
 
+static bool useEarlyExit() {
+#ifdef LLD_USE_EARLY_EXIT
+  return true;
+#else
+  return false;
+#endif
+}
+
 static Flavor parseProgname(StringRef progname) {
   // Use GNU driver for "ld" by default.
   if (progname == "ld")
@@ -203,7 +211,7 @@
   // Not running in lit tests, just take the shortest codepath with global
   // exception handling and no memory cleanup on exit.
   if (!inTestVerbosity())
-    return lldMain(argc, argv, llvm::outs(), llvm::errs());
+    return lldMain(argc, argv, llvm::outs(), llvm::errs(), useEarlyExit());
 
   Optional<int> mainRet;
   CrashRecoveryContext::Enable();