Index: llvm/cmake/modules/HandleLLVMOptions.cmake
===================================================================
--- llvm/cmake/modules/HandleLLVMOptions.cmake
+++ llvm/cmake/modules/HandleLLVMOptions.cmake
@@ -587,6 +587,17 @@
   append("-fcolor-diagnostics" CMAKE_C_FLAGS CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS)
 endif()
 
+# lld doesn't print colored diagnostics when invoked from Ninja
+if (UNIX AND CMAKE_GENERATOR STREQUAL "Ninja")
+  set(OLD_CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS ${CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS})
+  set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS "${CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS} -Wl,-color-diagnostics")
+  check_cxx_compiler_flag("" LINKER_SUPPORTS_COLOR_DIAGNOSTICS)
+  set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS ${OLD_CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS})
+
+  append_if(LINKER_SUPPORTS_COLOR_DIAGNOSTICS "-Wl,-color-diagnostics"
+    CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS CMAKE_MODULE_LINKER_FLAGS CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS)
+endif()
+
 # Add flags for add_dead_strip().
 # FIXME: With MSVS, consider compiling with /Gy and linking with /OPT:REF?
 # But MinSizeRel seems to add that automatically, so maybe disable these