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
@@ -1031,7 +1031,7 @@
 
 # Export symbols if LLVM plugins are enabled.
 function(export_executable_symbols_for_plugins target)
-  if(LLVM_ENABLE_PLUGINS)
+  if(LLVM_ENABLE_PLUGINS OR LLVM_EXPORT_SYMBOLS_FOR_PLUGINS)
     export_executable_symbols(${target})
   endif()
 endfunction()