diff --git a/clang/CMakeLists.txt b/clang/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/clang/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/clang/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -93,9 +93,14 @@
       set(LLVM_UTILS_PROVIDED ON)
     endif()
 
+    # Seek installed Lit.
+    find_program(LLVM_LIT
+                 NAMES llvm-lit lit.py lit
+                 PATHS "${LLVM_MAIN_SRC_DIR}/utils/lit"
+                 DOC "Path to lit.py")
+
     if(EXISTS ${LLVM_MAIN_SRC_DIR}/utils/lit/lit.py)
       # Note: path not really used, except for checking if lit was found
-      set(LLVM_LIT ${LLVM_MAIN_SRC_DIR}/utils/lit/lit.py)
       if(EXISTS ${LLVM_MAIN_SRC_DIR}/utils/llvm-lit)
         add_subdirectory(${LLVM_MAIN_SRC_DIR}/utils/llvm-lit utils/llvm-lit)
       endif()
@@ -112,12 +117,6 @@
           AND EXISTS ${UNITTEST_DIR}/CMakeLists.txt)
         add_subdirectory(${UNITTEST_DIR} utils/unittest)
       endif()
-    else()
-      # Seek installed Lit.
-      find_program(LLVM_LIT
-                   NAMES llvm-lit lit.py lit
-                   PATHS "${LLVM_MAIN_SRC_DIR}/utils/lit"
-                   DOC "Path to lit.py")
     endif()
 
     if(LLVM_LIT)