diff --git a/lldb/source/API/CMakeLists.txt b/lldb/source/API/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/lldb/source/API/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/lldb/source/API/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -204,13 +204,11 @@
   # When building the LLDB framework, this isn't necessary as there we copy everything we need into
   # the framework (including the Clang resourece directory).
   if(NOT LLDB_BUILD_FRAMEWORK)
-    set(LLDB_CLANG_RESOURCE_DIR_PARENT "$<TARGET_FILE_DIR:liblldb>/clang")
-    file(MAKE_DIRECTORY "${LLDB_CLANG_RESOURCE_DIR_PARENT}")
+    set(LLDB_CLANG_RESOURCE_DIR "$<TARGET_FILE_DIR:liblldb>/clang")
     add_custom_command(TARGET liblldb POST_BUILD
-      COMMENT "Linking Clang resource dir into LLDB build directory: ${LLDB_CLANG_RESOURCE_DIR_PARENT}"
-      COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E make_directory "${LLDB_CLANG_RESOURCE_DIR_PARENT}"
-      COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E create_symlink "${LLDB_EXTERNAL_CLANG_RESOURCE_DIR}"
-              "${LLDB_CLANG_RESOURCE_DIR_PARENT}/${LLDB_CLANG_RESOURCE_DIR_NAME}"
+      COMMENT "Linking Clang resource dir into LLDB build directory: ${LLDB_CLANG_RESOURCE_DIR}"
+      COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E create_symlink
+      "${LLDB_EXTERNAL_CLANG_RESOURCE_DIR}" "${LLDB_CLANG_RESOURCE_DIR}"
     )
   endif()
 endif()