diff --git a/llvm/cmake/modules/HandleLLVMOptions.cmake b/llvm/cmake/modules/HandleLLVMOptions.cmake
--- a/llvm/cmake/modules/HandleLLVMOptions.cmake
+++ b/llvm/cmake/modules/HandleLLVMOptions.cmake
@@ -920,10 +920,14 @@
 
 # Plugin support
 # FIXME: Make this configurable.
-if(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS OR LLVM_BUILD_LLVM_DYLIB)
-  set(LLVM_ENABLE_PLUGINS ON)
+if(WIN32 OR CYGWIN)
+  if(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS OR LLVM_BUILD_LLVM_DYLIB)
+    set(LLVM_ENABLE_PLUGINS ON)
+  else()
+    set(LLVM_ENABLE_PLUGINS OFF)
+  endif()
 else()
-  set(LLVM_ENABLE_PLUGINS OFF)
+  set(LLVM_ENABLE_PLUGINS ON)
 endif()
 
 # By default we should enable LLVM_ENABLE_IDE only for multi-configuration