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
@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@
         ${ARG_LINK_LIBS})
       foreach(link_lib ${LINK_LIBS_ARG_PUBLIC})
         # Can't specify a dependence on -lpthread
-        if(NOT ${link_lib} MATCHES "-.*")
+        if(NOT ${link_lib} STREQUAL ${LLVM_PTHREAD_LIB})
           add_dependencies(${obj_name} ${link_lib})
         endif()
       endforeach()