diff --git a/clang/CMakeLists.txt b/clang/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/clang/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/clang/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -745,6 +745,14 @@
     -DCMAKE_ASM_COMPILER=${LLVM_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_INTDIR}/${C_COMPILER}
     -DCMAKE_ASM_COMPILER_ID=Clang)
 
+  # cmake requires CMAKE_LINKER to be specified in case of MSVC or it defaults
+  # the linker to be link.exe.
+  if(BOOTSTRAP_LLVM_ENABLE_LLD)
+    if(MSVC AND NOT BOOTSTRAP_CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME)
+      set(${CLANG_STAGE}_LINKER -DCMAKE_LINKER=${LLVM_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_INTDIR}/lld-link.exe)
+    endif()
+  endif()
+
   if(BOOTSTRAP_CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME)
     set(${CLANG_STAGE}_CONFIG -DLLVM_CONFIG_PATH=${LLVM_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_INTDIR}/llvm-config)
     set(${CLANG_STAGE}_TABLEGEN
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
@@ -264,7 +264,15 @@
   set(LLVM_USE_LINKER "lld")
 endif()
 
-if( LLVM_USE_LINKER )
+# cmake defaults to invoke a linker directly on Windows, so skip adding
+# '-fuse-ld' flag in this case.
+if( LINKER_IS_LLD_LINK AND ( NOT CMAKE_LINKER OR CMAKE_LINKER MATCHES "lld-link" ))
+  set(IS_FUSE_LD_FLAG_NEEDED FALSE)
+else()
+  set(IS_FUSE_LD_FLAG_NEEDED TRUE)
+endif()
+
+if( LLVM_USE_LINKER AND IS_FUSE_LD_FLAG_NEEDED )
   set(OLD_CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS ${CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS})
   set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS "${CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS} -fuse-ld=${LLVM_USE_LINKER}")
   check_cxx_source_compiles("int main() { return 0; }" CXX_SUPPORTS_CUSTOM_LINKER)