Index: CMakeLists.txt
===================================================================
--- CMakeLists.txt
+++ CMakeLists.txt
@@ -198,6 +198,9 @@
 set(ENABLE_X86_RELAX_RELOCATIONS OFF CACHE BOOL
     "enable x86 relax relocations by default")
 
+set(CLANG_DEFAULT_LINKER "" CACHE STRING
+  "Default linker to use (linker name or absolute path, empty for platform default)")
+
 set(CLANG_DEFAULT_CXX_STDLIB "" CACHE STRING
   "Default C++ stdlib to use (\"libstdc++\" or \"libc++\", empty for platform default")
 if (NOT(CLANG_DEFAULT_CXX_STDLIB STREQUAL "" OR
Index: include/clang/Config/config.h.cmake
===================================================================
--- include/clang/Config/config.h.cmake
+++ include/clang/Config/config.h.cmake
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@
 /* Bug report URL. */
 #define BUG_REPORT_URL "${BUG_REPORT_URL}"
 
+/* Default linker to use. */
+#define CLANG_DEFAULT_LINKER "${CLANG_DEFAULT_LINKER}"
+
 /* Default C++ stdlib to use. */
 #define CLANG_DEFAULT_CXX_STDLIB "${CLANG_DEFAULT_CXX_STDLIB}"
 
Index: include/clang/Driver/ToolChain.h
===================================================================
--- include/clang/Driver/ToolChain.h
+++ include/clang/Driver/ToolChain.h
@@ -104,7 +104,6 @@
 
 protected:
   MultilibSet Multilibs;
-  const char *DefaultLinker = "ld";
 
   ToolChain(const Driver &D, const llvm::Triple &T,
             const llvm::opt::ArgList &Args);
@@ -450,6 +449,8 @@
   /// \brief On Windows, returns the version of cl.exe.  On other platforms,
   /// returns an empty VersionTuple.
   virtual VersionTuple getMSVCVersionFromExe() const { return VersionTuple(); }
+
+  virtual const char *getDefaultLinker() const;
 };
 
 /// Set a ToolChain's effective triple. Reset it when the registration object
Index: lib/Driver/ToolChain.cpp
===================================================================
--- lib/Driver/ToolChain.cpp
+++ lib/Driver/ToolChain.cpp
@@ -374,10 +374,9 @@
     }
 
     getDriver().Diag(diag::err_drv_invalid_linker_name) << A->getAsString(Args);
-    return "";
   }
 
-  return GetProgramPath(DefaultLinker);
+  return GetProgramPath(getDefaultLinker());
 }
 
 types::ID ToolChain::LookupTypeForExtension(StringRef Ext) const {
@@ -719,3 +718,7 @@
 
 void ToolChain::AddIAMCUIncludeArgs(const ArgList &DriverArgs,
                                     ArgStringList &CC1Args) const {}
+
+const char *ToolChain::getDefaultLinker() const {
+  return CLANG_DEFAULT_LINKER;
+}
Index: lib/Driver/ToolChains.h
===================================================================
--- lib/Driver/ToolChains.h
+++ lib/Driver/ToolChains.h
@@ -926,6 +926,10 @@
                                      : RuntimeLibType::RLT_CompilerRT;
   }
 
+  const char *getDefaultLinker() const override {
+    return "lld";
+  }
+
 private:
   Multilib SelectedMultilib;
   std::string LibSuffix;
@@ -1055,6 +1059,10 @@
   void AddCXXStdlibLibArgs(const llvm::opt::ArgList &Args,
                            llvm::opt::ArgStringList &CmdArgs) const override;
 
+  const char *getDefaultLinker() const override {
+    return "lld";
+  }
+
 protected:
   Tool *buildAssembler() const override;
   Tool *buildLinker() const override;
@@ -1241,6 +1249,10 @@
       const llvm::opt::ArgList &DriverArgs,
       llvm::opt::ArgStringList &CC1Args) const override;
 
+  const char *getDefaultLinker() const override {
+    return "lld";
+  }
+
   Tool *buildLinker() const override;
 };
 
Index: lib/Driver/ToolChains.cpp
===================================================================
--- lib/Driver/ToolChains.cpp
+++ lib/Driver/ToolChains.cpp
@@ -2976,9 +2976,6 @@
   LibSuffix = tools::mips::getMipsABILibSuffix(Args, Triple);
   getFilePaths().clear();
   getFilePaths().push_back(computeSysRoot() + "/usr/lib" + LibSuffix);
-
-  // Use LLD by default.
-  DefaultLinker = "lld";
 }
 
 void MipsLLVMToolChain::AddClangSystemIncludeArgs(
@@ -4842,9 +4839,6 @@
 
   getFilePaths().push_back(D.SysRoot + "/lib");
   getFilePaths().push_back(D.ResourceDir + "/lib/fuchsia");
-
-  // Use LLD by default.
-  DefaultLinker = "lld";
 }
 
 Tool *Fuchsia::buildAssembler() const {
@@ -5222,9 +5216,6 @@
   assert(Triple.isArch32Bit() != Triple.isArch64Bit());
   getFilePaths().push_back(
       getDriver().SysRoot + "/lib" + (Triple.isArch32Bit() ? "32" : "64"));
-
-  // Use LLD by default.
-  DefaultLinker = "lld";
 }
 
 bool WebAssembly::IsMathErrnoDefault() const { return false; }