diff --git a/compiler-rt/cmake/Modules/AddCompilerRT.cmake b/compiler-rt/cmake/Modules/AddCompilerRT.cmake
--- a/compiler-rt/cmake/Modules/AddCompilerRT.cmake
+++ b/compiler-rt/cmake/Modules/AddCompilerRT.cmake
@@ -109,13 +109,11 @@
 
 function(add_asm_sources output)
   set(${output} ${ARGN} PARENT_SCOPE)
-  # Xcode will try to compile asm files as C ('clang -x c'), and that will fail.
-  if (${CMAKE_GENERATOR} STREQUAL "Xcode")
-    enable_language(ASM)
-  else()
-    # Pass ASM file directly to the C++ compiler.
-    set_source_files_properties(${ARGN} PROPERTIES LANGUAGE C)
-  endif()
+  # Make sure ASM language is available.
+  # We explicitly mark the source files as ASM, so they don't get passed to the
+  # C/CXX compiler and hopes that it recognizes them as assembly.
+  enable_language(ASM)
+  set_source_files_properties(${ARGN} PROPERTIES LANGUAGE ASM)
 endfunction()
 
 macro(set_output_name output name arch)