diff --git a/llvm/utils/release/export.sh b/llvm/utils/release/export.sh
--- a/llvm/utils/release/export.sh
+++ b/llvm/utils/release/export.sh
@@ -128,16 +128,18 @@
             -cJf test-suite-$release$rc.src.tar.xz test-suite-$release$rc.src
     fi
 
+    # Package up top-level cmake directory so that we can append it to all projects.
+    cmake_archive_file=$target_dir/$(template_file cmake)
+    trap "rm -fv $cmake_archive_file.tmp" EXIT
+    git archive -o $cmake_archive_file.tmp $tree_id cmake/
+
     for proj in $projects; do
         echo "Creating tarball for $proj ..."
         pushd $llvm_src_dir/$proj
         target_archive_file=$target_dir/$(template_file $proj)
         trap "rm -fv $target_archive_file.tmp" EXIT
         git archive --prefix=$proj-$release$rc.src/ -o $target_archive_file.tmp $tree_id .
-        # Get relative path to top-level cmake directory to be packaged
-        # alongside the project. Append that path to the tarball.
-        cmake_rel_path=$(realpath --relative-to=. $llvm_src_dir/cmake)
-        tar --append -f $target_archive_file.tmp $cmake_rel_path
+        tar -Af $target_archive_file.tmp $cmake_archive_file.tmp
         cat $target_archive_file.tmp | xz > $target_archive_file
         popd
     done