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
@@ -289,13 +289,19 @@
 
 if( LLVM_USE_LINKER )
   set(OLD_CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS ${CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS})
-  set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS "${CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS} -fuse-ld=${LLVM_USE_LINKER}")
+  set(linker_arg "--ld-path")
+  set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS "${CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS} ${linker_arg}=${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=${LLVM_USE_LINKER}'")
+    set(linker_arg "-fuse-ld")
+    set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS "${CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS} ${linker_arg}=${LLVM_USE_LINKER}")
+    check_cxx_source_compiles("int main() { return 0; }" CXX_SUPPORTS_CUSTOM_LINKER)
+  endif()
+  if ( NOT CXX_SUPPORTS_CUSTOM_LINKER )
+    message(FATAL_ERROR "Host compiler does not support '--ld-path=${LLVM_USE_LINKER}' or '-fuse-ld=${LLVM_USE_LINKER}'")
   endif()
   set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS ${OLD_CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS})
-  append("-fuse-ld=${LLVM_USE_LINKER}"
+  append("${linker_arg}=${LLVM_USE_LINKER}"
     CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS CMAKE_MODULE_LINKER_FLAGS CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS)
 endif()