diff --git a/llvm/CMakeLists.txt b/llvm/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/llvm/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/llvm/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -984,6 +984,11 @@
 # use export_executable_symbols(target).
 set(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_LINK_CXX_FLAGS "")
 
+set(LLVM_EXTRACT_SYMBOLS_FLAGS ""
+  CACHE STRING "Additional options to pass to llvm/utils/extract_symbols.py.
+  These cannot override the options set by cmake, but can add extra options
+  such as --tools.")
+
 include(AddLLVM)
 include(TableGen)
 
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
@@ -1174,7 +1174,7 @@
       set(mangling itanium)
     endif()
     add_custom_command(OUTPUT ${exported_symbol_file}
-                       COMMAND "${Python3_EXECUTABLE}" ${LLVM_MAIN_SRC_DIR}/utils/extract_symbols.py --mangling=${mangling} ${static_libs} -o ${exported_symbol_file}
+                       COMMAND "${Python3_EXECUTABLE}" ${LLVM_MAIN_SRC_DIR}/utils/extract_symbols.py ${LLVM_EXTRACT_SYMBOLS_FLAGS} --mangling=${mangling} ${static_libs} -o ${exported_symbol_file}
                        WORKING_DIRECTORY ${LLVM_LIBRARY_OUTPUT_INTDIR}
                        DEPENDS ${LLVM_MAIN_SRC_DIR}/utils/extract_symbols.py ${static_libs}
                        VERBATIM