diff --git a/llvm/CMakeLists.txt b/llvm/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/llvm/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/llvm/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -851,6 +851,12 @@
 if (UNIX AND ${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "AIX")
           add_definitions("-D_XOPEN_SOURCE=700")
           add_definitions("-D_LARGE_FILE_API")
+
+  # CMake versions less than 3.16 set linker flags to include -brtl by default,
+  # so clear it out.
+  string(REPLACE "-Wl,-brtl" "" CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS  "${CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS}")
+  string(REPLACE "-Wl,-brtl" "" CMAKE_MODULE_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_MODULE_LINKER_FLAGS}")
+  string(REPLACE "-Wl,-brtl" "" CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS}")
 endif()
 
 # Build with _FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 on Solaris to match g++ >= 9.
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
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@
     set_property(TARGET ${target_name} APPEND_STRING PROPERTY
                  LINK_FLAGS " -Wl,-exported_symbols_list,\"${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${native_export_file}\"")
   elseif(${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "AIX")
+    set(native_export_file "${export_file}")
     set_property(TARGET ${target_name} APPEND_STRING PROPERTY
                  LINK_FLAGS " -Wl,-bE:${export_file}")
   elseif(LLVM_HAVE_LINK_VERSION_SCRIPT)
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
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 include(CheckCCompilerFlag)
 include(CheckCXXCompilerFlag)
 include(CheckSymbolExists)
+include(CMakeDependentOption)
 
 if(CMAKE_LINKER MATCHES "lld-link" OR (WIN32 AND LLVM_USE_LINKER STREQUAL "lld") OR LLVM_ENABLE_LLD)
   set(LINKER_IS_LLD_LINK TRUE)
@@ -909,11 +910,20 @@
 endif()
 
 # This option makes utils/extract_symbols.py be used to determine the list of
-# symbols to export from LLVM tools. This is necessary when using MSVC if you
-# want to allow plugins, though note that the plugin has to explicitly link
-# against (exactly one) tool so we can't unilaterally turn on
-# LLVM_ENABLE_PLUGINS when it's enabled.
-option(LLVM_EXPORT_SYMBOLS_FOR_PLUGINS "Export symbols from LLVM tools so that plugins can import them" OFF)
+# symbols to export from LLVM tools. This is necessary when on AIX or using MSVC
+# if you want to allow plugins. On AIX we don't show the option, and enable this
+# by default except when the LLVM libraries are set up for dynamic linking, due
+# to incompatibility in the initial configuration. With MSVC note though that 
+# the plugin has to explicitly link against (exactly one) tool so we can't 
+# unilaterally turn on LLVM_ENABLE_PLUGINS when it's enabled.
+set(LLVM_EXPORT_SYMBOLS_FOR_PLUGINS_default OFF)
+if (NOT (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS OR LLVM_LINK_LLVM_DYLIB))
+  set(LLVM_EXPORT_SYMBOLS_FOR_PLUGINS_default ON)
+endif()
+
+CMAKE_DEPENDENT_OPTION(LLVM_EXPORT_SYMBOLS_FOR_PLUGINS
+       "Export symbols from LLVM tools so that plugins can import them" OFF
+       "NOT ${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES AIX" ${LLVM_EXPORT_SYMBOLS_FOR_PLUGINS_default})
 if(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS AND LLVM_EXPORT_SYMBOLS_FOR_PLUGINS)
   message(FATAL_ERROR "BUILD_SHARED_LIBS not compatible with LLVM_EXPORT_SYMBOLS_FOR_PLUGINS")
 endif()
diff --git a/llvm/utils/extract_symbols.py b/llvm/utils/extract_symbols.py
--- a/llvm/utils/extract_symbols.py
+++ b/llvm/utils/extract_symbols.py
@@ -42,9 +42,14 @@
     process.wait()
 
 def nm_get_symbols(lib):
-    process = subprocess.Popen(['nm','-P',lib], bufsize=1,
-                               stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stdin=subprocess.PIPE,
-                               universal_newlines=True)
+    if sys.platform.startswith('aix'):
+        process = subprocess.Popen(['nm','-P','-Xany','-C','-p',lib], bufsize=1,
+                                   stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stdin=subprocess.PIPE,
+                                   universal_newlines=True)
+    else:
+        process = subprocess.Popen(['nm','-P',lib], bufsize=1,
+                                   stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stdin=subprocess.PIPE,
+                                   universal_newlines=True)
     process.stdin.close()
     for line in process.stdout:
         # Look for external symbols that are defined in some section