diff --git a/llvm/cmake/modules/AddLLVM.cmake b/llvm/cmake/modules/AddLLVM.cmake
--- a/llvm/cmake/modules/AddLLVM.cmake
+++ b/llvm/cmake/modules/AddLLVM.cmake
@@ -2049,13 +2049,19 @@
   set(full_name ${CMAKE_${type}_LIBRARY_PREFIX}${name}${CMAKE_${type}_LIBRARY_SUFFIX})
   set(full_dest ${CMAKE_${type}_LIBRARY_PREFIX}${dest}${CMAKE_${type}_LIBRARY_SUFFIX})
 
+  if(LLVM_USE_SYMLINKS)
+    set(LLVM_LINK_OR_COPY create_symlink)
+  else()
+    set(LLVM_LINK_OR_COPY copy)
+  endif()
+
   set(output_dir lib${LLVM_LIBDIR_SUFFIX})
   if(WIN32 AND "${type}" STREQUAL "SHARED")
     set(output_dir "${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR}")
   endif()
 
   install(SCRIPT ${INSTALL_SYMLINK}
-          CODE "install_symlink(\"${full_name}\" \"${full_dest}\" \"${output_dir}\")"
+          CODE "install_symlink(\"${full_name}\" \"${full_dest}\" \"${output_dir}\" \"${LLVM_LINK_OR_COPY}\")"
           COMPONENT ${component})
 
 endfunction()
@@ -2092,10 +2098,16 @@
     set(full_dest llvm${CMAKE_EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX})
   endif()
 
+  if(LLVM_USE_SYMLINKS)
+    set(LLVM_LINK_OR_COPY create_symlink)
+  else()
+    set(LLVM_LINK_OR_COPY copy)
+  endif()
+
   set(output_dir "${${project}_TOOLS_INSTALL_DIR}")
 
   install(SCRIPT ${INSTALL_SYMLINK}
-          CODE "install_symlink(\"${full_name}\" \"${full_dest}\" \"${output_dir}\")"
+          CODE "install_symlink(\"${full_name}\" \"${full_dest}\" \"${output_dir}\" \"${LLVM_LINK_OR_COPY}\")"
           COMPONENT ${component})
 
   if (NOT LLVM_ENABLE_IDE AND NOT ARG_ALWAYS_GENERATE)
diff --git a/llvm/cmake/modules/LLVMInstallSymlink.cmake b/llvm/cmake/modules/LLVMInstallSymlink.cmake
--- a/llvm/cmake/modules/LLVMInstallSymlink.cmake
+++ b/llvm/cmake/modules/LLVMInstallSymlink.cmake
@@ -7,7 +7,10 @@
 set(CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR "lib")
 include(GNUInstallDirs)
 
-function(install_symlink name target outdir)
+function(install_symlink name target outdir link_or_copy)
+  # link_or_copy is the "command" to pass to cmake -E.
+  # It should be either "create_symlink" or "copy".
+
   set(DESTDIR $ENV{DESTDIR})
   if(NOT IS_ABSOLUTE "${outdir}")
     set(outdir "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/${outdir}")
@@ -17,12 +20,7 @@
   message(STATUS "Creating ${name}")
 
   execute_process(
-    COMMAND "${CMAKE_COMMAND}" -E create_symlink "${target}" "${name}"
-    WORKING_DIRECTORY "${outdir}" ERROR_VARIABLE has_err)
-  if(CMAKE_HOST_WIN32 AND has_err)
-    execute_process(
-      COMMAND "${CMAKE_COMMAND}" -E copy "${target}" "${name}"
-      WORKING_DIRECTORY "${outdir}")
-  endif()
+    COMMAND "${CMAKE_COMMAND}" -E ${link_or_copy} "${target}" "${name}"
+    WORKING_DIRECTORY "${outdir}")
 
 endfunction()