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
@@ -748,8 +748,12 @@
 endif()
 
 # Turn on -gsplit-dwarf if requested
-if(LLVM_USE_SPLIT_DWARF)
-  add_definitions("-gsplit-dwarf")
+if (LLVM_USE_SPLIT_DWARF)
+  # Limit to clang and gcc so far. Add compilers supporting this option.
+  if (CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID MATCHES "Clang" OR
+      CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL "GNU")
+    add_compile_options($<$<OR:$<COMPILE_LANGUAGE:C>,$<COMPILE_LANGUAGE:CXX>>:-gsplit-dwarf>)
+  endif()
 endif()
 
 add_definitions( -D__STDC_CONSTANT_MACROS )