diff --git a/lldb/packages/Python/lldbsuite/test/builders/builder.py b/lldb/packages/Python/lldbsuite/test/builders/builder.py
--- a/lldb/packages/Python/lldbsuite/test/builders/builder.py
+++ b/lldb/packages/Python/lldbsuite/test/builders/builder.py
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@
         compiler = lldbutil.which(compiler)
         return os.path.abspath(compiler)
 
+    def getTriple(self, arch):
+        """Returns the triple for the given architecture or None."""
+        return None
+
     def getExtraMakeArgs(self):
         """
         Helper function to return extra argumentsfor the make system. This
diff --git a/lldb/packages/Python/lldbsuite/test/builders/darwin.py b/lldb/packages/Python/lldbsuite/test/builders/darwin.py
--- a/lldb/packages/Python/lldbsuite/test/builders/darwin.py
+++ b/lldb/packages/Python/lldbsuite/test/builders/darwin.py
@@ -55,6 +55,13 @@
 
 
 class BuilderDarwin(Builder):
+    def getTriple(self, arch):
+        vendor, os, version, env = get_triple()
+        components = [arch, vendor, os, version, env]
+        if None in components:
+            return None
+        return '-'.join(components)
+
     def getExtraMakeArgs(self):
         """
         Helper function to return extra argumentsfor the make system. This
diff --git a/lldb/packages/Python/lldbsuite/test/lldbtest.py b/lldb/packages/Python/lldbsuite/test/lldbtest.py
--- a/lldb/packages/Python/lldbsuite/test/lldbtest.py
+++ b/lldb/packages/Python/lldbsuite/test/lldbtest.py
@@ -1347,15 +1347,18 @@
             return str(configuration.dwarf_version)
         if 'clang' in self.getCompiler():
             try:
+                triple = builder_module().getTriple(self.getArchitecture())
+                target = ['-target', triple] if triple else []
                 driver_output = check_output(
-                    [self.getCompiler()] + '-g -c -x c - -o - -###'.split(),
+                    [self.getCompiler()] + target + '-g -c -x c - -o - -###'.split(),
                     stderr=STDOUT)
                 driver_output = driver_output.decode("utf-8")
                 for line in driver_output.split(os.linesep):
                     m = re.search('dwarf-version=([0-9])', line)
                     if m:
                         return m.group(1)
-            except: pass
+            except CalledProcessError:
+                pass
         return '0'
 
     def platformIsDarwin(self):