Index: llvm/cmake/modules/HandleLLVMOptions.cmake
===================================================================
--- llvm/cmake/modules/HandleLLVMOptions.cmake
+++ llvm/cmake/modules/HandleLLVMOptions.cmake
@@ -291,9 +291,6 @@
   set(OLD_CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS ${CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS})
   set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS "${CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS} -fuse-ld=${LLVM_USE_LINKER}")
   check_cxx_source_compiles("int main() { return 0; }" CXX_SUPPORTS_CUSTOM_LINKER)
-  if ( NOT CXX_SUPPORTS_CUSTOM_LINKER )
-    message(FATAL_ERROR "Host compiler does not support '-fuse-ld=${LLVM_USE_LINKER}'")
-  endif()
   set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS ${OLD_CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS})
   append("-fuse-ld=${LLVM_USE_LINKER}"
     CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS CMAKE_MODULE_LINKER_FLAGS CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS)