diff --git a/compiler-rt/CMakeLists.txt b/compiler-rt/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/compiler-rt/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/compiler-rt/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -743,16 +743,6 @@
   endif()
 endif()
 
-set(COMPILER_RT_LLD_PATH ${LLVM_MAIN_SRC_DIR}/tools/lld)
-if(EXISTS ${COMPILER_RT_LLD_PATH}/ AND LLVM_TOOL_LLD_BUILD)
-  set(COMPILER_RT_HAS_LLD TRUE)
-else()
-  set(COMPILER_RT_LLD_PATH ${LLVM_MAIN_SRC_DIR}/../lld)
-  if(EXISTS ${COMPILER_RT_LLD_PATH}/ AND LLVM_TOOL_LLD_BUILD)
-    set(COMPILER_RT_HAS_LLD TRUE)
-  endif()
-endif()
-
 if(ANDROID)
   set(COMPILER_RT_HAS_LLD TRUE)
   set(COMPILER_RT_TEST_USE_LLD TRUE)
diff --git a/llvm/runtimes/CMakeLists.txt b/llvm/runtimes/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/llvm/runtimes/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/llvm/runtimes/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -226,6 +226,10 @@
 
   set_enable_per_target_runtime_dir()
 
+  if ("lld" IN_LIST LLVM_ENABLE_PROJECTS)
+    list(APPEND ARG_CMAKE_ARGS -DCOMPILER_RT_HAS_LLD=TRUE)
+  endif()
+
   llvm_ExternalProject_Add(runtimes
                            ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../../runtimes
                            DEPENDS ${ARG_DEPENDS}
@@ -334,6 +338,10 @@
 
   set_enable_per_target_runtime_dir()
 
+  if ("lld" IN_LIST LLVM_ENABLE_PROJECTS)
+    list(APPEND ARG_CMAKE_ARGS -DCOMPILER_RT_HAS_LLD=TRUE)
+  endif()
+
   llvm_ExternalProject_Add(runtimes-${name}
                            ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../../runtimes
                            DEPENDS ${ARG_DEPENDS}