diff --git a/llvm/cmake/modules/LLVMDistributionSupport.cmake b/llvm/cmake/modules/LLVMDistributionSupport.cmake
--- a/llvm/cmake/modules/LLVMDistributionSupport.cmake
+++ b/llvm/cmake/modules/LLVMDistributionSupport.cmake
@@ -260,10 +260,10 @@
     add_custom_target(install-${distribution_target}-stripped)
 
     foreach(target ${distribution_components})
+      # Note that some distribution components may not have an actual target, but only an install-FOO target.
+      # This happens for example if a target is an INTERFACE target.
       if(TARGET ${target})
         add_dependencies(${distribution_target} ${target})
-      else()
-        message(SEND_ERROR "Specified distribution component '${target}' doesn't have a target")
       endif()
 
       if(TARGET install-${target})
diff --git a/llvm/runtimes/CMakeLists.txt b/llvm/runtimes/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/llvm/runtimes/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/llvm/runtimes/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@
   endforeach()
   foreach(component ${LLVM_RUNTIME_DISTRIBUTION_COMPONENTS})
     if(NOT ${component} IN_LIST SUB_COMPONENTS)
-      list(APPEND extra_targets ${component} install-${component} install-${component}-stripped)
+      list(APPEND extra_targets install-${component} install-${component}-stripped)
     endif()
   endforeach()