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
@@ -302,13 +302,15 @@
 endif()
 
 if( LLVM_USE_LINKER )
-  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}'")
+  if( NOT DEFINED LLVM_LINKER_SKIP_TEST )
+    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})
   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)
 endif()
diff --git a/llvm/runtimes/CMakeLists.txt b/llvm/runtimes/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/llvm/runtimes/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/llvm/runtimes/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -245,6 +245,7 @@
                                       -DLLVM_ENABLE_PROJECTS_USED=${LLVM_ENABLE_PROJECTS_USED}
                                       -DLLVM_ENABLE_PER_TARGET_RUNTIME_DIR=${LLVM_ENABLE_PER_TARGET_RUNTIME_DIR_default}
                                       -DLLVM_BUILD_TOOLS=${LLVM_BUILD_TOOLS}
+                                      -DLLVM_LINKER_SKIP_TEST=ON
                                       -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER_WORKS=ON
                                       -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_WORKS=ON
                                       -DCMAKE_ASM_COMPILER_WORKS=ON
@@ -355,6 +356,7 @@
                                       -DLLVM_DEFAULT_TARGET_TRIPLE=${target}
                                       -DLLVM_ENABLE_PROJECTS_USED=${LLVM_ENABLE_PROJECTS_USED}
                                       -DLLVM_ENABLE_PER_TARGET_RUNTIME_DIR=ON
+                                      -DLLVM_LINKER_SKIP_TEST=ON
                                       -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER_WORKS=ON
                                       -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_WORKS=ON
                                       -DCMAKE_ASM_COMPILER_WORKS=ON