diff --git a/clang-tools-extra/clang-tidy/ClangTidy.cpp b/clang-tools-extra/clang-tidy/ClangTidy.cpp
--- a/clang-tools-extra/clang-tidy/ClangTidy.cpp
+++ b/clang-tools-extra/clang-tidy/ClangTidy.cpp
@@ -409,6 +409,8 @@
   }
 
   for (auto &Check : Checks) {
+    if (!Check->isLanguageVersionSupported(Context.getLangOpts()))
+      continue;
     Check->registerMatchers(&*Finder);
     Check->registerPPCallbacks(*SM, PP, ModuleExpanderPP);
   }
diff --git a/clang-tools-extra/clang-tidy/ClangTidyCheck.h b/clang-tools-extra/clang-tidy/ClangTidyCheck.h
--- a/clang-tools-extra/clang-tidy/ClangTidyCheck.h
+++ b/clang-tools-extra/clang-tidy/ClangTidyCheck.h
@@ -53,11 +53,24 @@
   /// constructor using the Options.get() methods below.
   ClangTidyCheck(StringRef CheckName, ClangTidyContext *Context);
 
+  /// Override this to disable registering matchers and PP callbacks if an
+  /// invalid language version is being used.
+  ///
+  /// For example if a check is examining overloaded functions then this should
+  /// be overridden to return false when the CPlusPlus flag is not set in
+  /// \p LangOpts.
+  virtual bool isLanguageVersionSupported(const LangOptions &LangOpts) const {
+    return true;
+  }
+
   /// Override this to register ``PPCallbacks`` in the preprocessor.
   ///
   /// This should be used for clang-tidy checks that analyze preprocessor-
   /// dependent properties, e.g. include directives and macro definitions.
   ///
+  /// This will only be executed if the function isLanguageVersionSupported
+  /// returns true.
+  ///
   /// There are two Preprocessors to choose from that differ in how they handle
   /// modular #includes:
   ///  - PP is the real Preprocessor. It doesn't walk into modular #includes and
@@ -80,6 +93,9 @@
   /// "this" will be used as callback, but you can also specify other callback
   /// classes. Thereby, different matchers can trigger different callbacks.
   ///
+  /// This will only be executed if the function isLanguageVersionSupported
+  /// returns true.
+  ///
   /// If you need to merge information between the different matchers, you can
   /// store these as members of the derived class. However, note that all
   /// matches occur in the order of the AST traversal.
diff --git a/clang-tools-extra/clang-tidy/modernize/MakeSmartPtrCheck.h b/clang-tools-extra/clang-tidy/modernize/MakeSmartPtrCheck.h
--- a/clang-tools-extra/clang-tidy/modernize/MakeSmartPtrCheck.h
+++ b/clang-tools-extra/clang-tidy/modernize/MakeSmartPtrCheck.h
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
   virtual SmartPtrTypeMatcher getSmartPointerTypeMatcher() const = 0;
 
   /// Returns whether the C++ version is compatible with current check.
-  virtual bool isLanguageVersionSupported(const LangOptions &LangOpts) const;
+  bool isLanguageVersionSupported(const LangOptions &LangOpts) const override;
 
   static const char PointerType[];
 
diff --git a/clang-tools-extra/clang-tidy/modernize/MakeSmartPtrCheck.cpp b/clang-tools-extra/clang-tidy/modernize/MakeSmartPtrCheck.cpp
--- a/clang-tools-extra/clang-tidy/modernize/MakeSmartPtrCheck.cpp
+++ b/clang-tools-extra/clang-tidy/modernize/MakeSmartPtrCheck.cpp
@@ -68,17 +68,12 @@
 void MakeSmartPtrCheck::registerPPCallbacks(const SourceManager &SM,
                                             Preprocessor *PP,
                                             Preprocessor *ModuleExpanderPP) {
-  if (isLanguageVersionSupported(getLangOpts())) {
     Inserter = std::make_unique<utils::IncludeInserter>(SM, getLangOpts(),
                                                          IncludeStyle);
     PP->addPPCallbacks(Inserter->CreatePPCallbacks());
-  }
 }
 
 void MakeSmartPtrCheck::registerMatchers(ast_matchers::MatchFinder *Finder) {
-  if (!isLanguageVersionSupported(getLangOpts()))
-    return;
-
   // Calling make_smart_ptr from within a member function of a type with a
   // private or protected constructor would be ill-formed.
   auto CanCallCtor = unless(has(ignoringImpCasts(
diff --git a/clang-tools-extra/clangd/ParsedAST.cpp b/clang-tools-extra/clangd/ParsedAST.cpp
--- a/clang-tools-extra/clangd/ParsedAST.cpp
+++ b/clang-tools-extra/clangd/ParsedAST.cpp
@@ -301,6 +301,8 @@
     });
     Preprocessor *PP = &Clang->getPreprocessor();
     for (const auto &Check : CTChecks) {
+      if (!Check->isLanguageVersionSupported(CTContext->getLangOpts()))
+        continue;
       // FIXME: the PP callbacks skip the entire preamble.
       // Checks that want to see #includes in the main file do not see them.
       Check->registerPPCallbacks(Clang->getSourceManager(), PP, PP);
diff --git a/clang-tools-extra/unittests/clang-tidy/ClangTidyTest.h b/clang-tools-extra/unittests/clang-tidy/ClangTidyTest.h
--- a/clang-tools-extra/unittests/clang-tidy/ClangTidyTest.h
+++ b/clang-tools-extra/unittests/clang-tidy/ClangTidyTest.h
@@ -67,6 +67,8 @@
     // `getLangOpts()`).
     CheckFactory<CheckTypes...>::createChecks(&Context, Checks);
     for (auto &Check : Checks) {
+      if (!Check->isLanguageVersionSupported(Context.getLangOpts()))
+        continue;
       Check->registerMatchers(&Finder);
       Check->registerPPCallbacks(Compiler.getSourceManager(), PP, PP);
     }