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
@@ -2358,6 +2358,9 @@
     endif()
     if(LLVM_LINKER_IS_GNULD)
       # $ORIGIN is not interpreted at link time by ld.bfd
+      if(NOT LLVM_LIBRARY_OUTPUT_INTDIR)
+        message(SEND_ERROR "Project does not define LLVM_LIBRARY_OUTPUT_INTDIR and it is required")
+      endif()
       set_property(TARGET ${name} APPEND_STRING PROPERTY
                    LINK_FLAGS " -Wl,-rpath-link,${LLVM_LIBRARY_OUTPUT_INTDIR} ")
     endif()
diff --git a/mlir/CMakeLists.txt b/mlir/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/mlir/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/mlir/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -35,6 +35,11 @@
     "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/lib${LLVM_LIBDIR_SUFFIX}")
   set(CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/bin")
 
+  # Some LLVM CMake utilities use these aliases for the CMake builtin variables.
+  # We set them for compatibility.
+  set(LLVM_LIBRARY_OUTPUT_INTDIR ${CMAKE_LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY})
+  set(LLVM_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_INTDIR ${CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY})
+
   set(LLVM_LIT_ARGS "-sv" CACHE STRING "Default options for lit")
 endif()