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 if the compiler is MSVC-like,
+  # otherwise it defaults the linker to be link.exe.
+  if(BOOTSTRAP_LLVM_ENABLE_LLD)
+    if(WIN32 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
@@ -261,7 +261,12 @@
   if ( LLVM_USE_LINKER )
     message(FATAL_ERROR "LLVM_ENABLE_LLD and LLVM_USE_LINKER can't be set at the same time")
   endif()
-  set(LLVM_USE_LINKER "lld")
+  # In case of MSVC cmake always invokes the linker directly, so the linker
+  # should be specified by CMAKE_LINKER cmake variable instead of by -fuse-ld
+  # compiler option.
+  if ( NOT MSVC )
+    set(LLVM_USE_LINKER "lld")
+  endif()
 endif()
 
 if( LLVM_USE_LINKER )