diff --git a/clang/CMakeLists.txt b/clang/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/clang/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/clang/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@
 
 # Determine HOST_LINK_VERSION on Darwin.
 set(HOST_LINK_VERSION)
-if (APPLE)
+if (APPLE AND NOT CMAKE_LINKER MATCHES ".*lld.*")
   set(LD_V_OUTPUT)
   execute_process(
     COMMAND sh -c "${CMAKE_LINKER} -v 2>&1 | head -1"