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
@@ -225,12 +225,15 @@
       # We may consider avoiding LTO altogether by using -fembed-bitcode
       # and teaching the linker to select machine code from .o files, see
       # https://lists.llvm.org/pipermail/llvm-dev/2021-April/149843.html
-      if((UNIX OR MINGW) AND LLVM_USE_LINKER STREQUAL "lld")
+      if((UNIX OR MINGW) AND LINKER_IS_LLD)
         set_property(TARGET ${target_name} APPEND_STRING PROPERTY
                       LINK_FLAGS " -Wl,--lto-O0")
       elseif(LINKER_IS_LLD_LINK)
         set_property(TARGET ${target_name} APPEND_STRING PROPERTY
                       LINK_FLAGS " /opt:lldlto=0")
+      elseif(APPLE AND NOT LINKER_IS_LLD)
+        set_property(TARGET ${target_name} APPEND_STRING PROPERTY
+                      LINK_FLAGS " -Wl,-mllvm,-O0")
       endif()
     endif()
   endif()
@@ -1458,12 +1461,15 @@
 
   # The runtime benefits of LTO don't outweight the compile time costs for tests.
   if(LLVM_ENABLE_LTO)
-    if((UNIX OR MINGW) AND LLVM_USE_LINKER STREQUAL "lld")
+    if((UNIX OR MINGW) AND LINKER_IS_LLD)
       set_property(TARGET ${test_name} APPEND_STRING PROPERTY
                     LINK_FLAGS " -Wl,--lto-O0")
     elseif(LINKER_IS_LLD_LINK)
       set_property(TARGET ${test_name} APPEND_STRING PROPERTY
                     LINK_FLAGS " /opt:lldlto=0")
+    elseif(APPLE AND NOT LINKER_IS_LLD)
+      set_property(TARGET ${target_name} APPEND_STRING PROPERTY
+                    LINK_FLAGS " -Wl,-mllvm,-O0")
     endif()
   endif()
 
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
@@ -14,6 +14,12 @@
 include(CMakeDependentOption)
 include(LLVMProcessSources)
 
+if(CMAKE_LINKER MATCHES ".*lld" OR (LLVM_USE_LINKER STREQUAL "lld" OR LLVM_ENABLE_LLD))
+  set(LINKER_IS_LLD TRUE)
+else()
+  set(LINKER_IS_LLD FALSE)
+endif()
+
 if(CMAKE_LINKER MATCHES "lld-link" OR (MSVC AND (LLVM_USE_LINKER STREQUAL "lld" OR LLVM_ENABLE_LLD)))
   set(LINKER_IS_LLD_LINK TRUE)
 else()