diff --git a/clang-tools-extra/clangd/ClangdServer.h b/clang-tools-extra/clangd/ClangdServer.h
--- a/clang-tools-extra/clangd/ClangdServer.h
+++ b/clang-tools-extra/clangd/ClangdServer.h
@@ -128,11 +128,13 @@
     /// enabled.
     ClangTidyOptionsBuilder GetClangTidyOptions;
 
-    /// If true, turn on the `-frecovery-ast` clang flag.
-    bool BuildRecoveryAST = true;
+    /// If true, force -frecovery-ast flag.
+    /// If false, respect the value in clang.
+    bool BuildRecoveryAST = false;
 
-    /// If true, turn on the `-frecovery-ast-type` clang flag.
-    bool PreserveRecoveryASTType = true;
+    /// If true, force -frecovery-ast-type flag.
+    /// If false, respect the value in clang.
+    bool PreserveRecoveryASTType = false;
 
     /// Clangd's workspace root. Relevant for "workspace" operations not bound
     /// to a particular file.
diff --git a/clang-tools-extra/clangd/Compiler.cpp b/clang-tools-extra/clangd/Compiler.cpp
--- a/clang-tools-extra/clangd/Compiler.cpp
+++ b/clang-tools-extra/clangd/Compiler.cpp
@@ -81,11 +81,11 @@
   // Don't crash on `#pragma clang __debug parser_crash`
   CI->getPreprocessorOpts().DisablePragmaDebugCrash = true;
 
-  // Recovery expression currently only works for C++.
-  if (CI->getLangOpts()->CPlusPlus) {
-    CI->getLangOpts()->RecoveryAST = Inputs.Opts.BuildRecoveryAST;
-    CI->getLangOpts()->RecoveryASTType = Inputs.Opts.PreserveRecoveryASTType;
-  }
+  if (Inputs.Opts.BuildRecoveryAST)
+    CI->getLangOpts()->RecoveryAST = true;
+  if (Inputs.Opts.PreserveRecoveryASTType)
+    CI->getLangOpts()->RecoveryASTType = true;
+
   return CI;
 }
 
diff --git a/clang-tools-extra/clangd/tool/ClangdMain.cpp b/clang-tools-extra/clangd/tool/ClangdMain.cpp
--- a/clang-tools-extra/clangd/tool/ClangdMain.cpp
+++ b/clang-tools-extra/clangd/tool/ClangdMain.cpp
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@
 opt<bool> RecoveryAST{
     "recovery-ast",
     cat(Features),
-    desc("Preserve expressions in AST for broken code (C++ only)."),
+    desc("Preserve expressions in AST for broken code."),
     init(ClangdServer::Options().BuildRecoveryAST),
 };
 
diff --git a/clang-tools-extra/clangd/unittests/CodeCompleteTests.cpp b/clang-tools-extra/clangd/unittests/CodeCompleteTests.cpp
--- a/clang-tools-extra/clangd/unittests/CodeCompleteTests.cpp
+++ b/clang-tools-extra/clangd/unittests/CodeCompleteTests.cpp
@@ -111,8 +111,6 @@
 
   MockFS FS;
   auto Inputs = TU.inputs(FS);
-  Inputs.Opts.BuildRecoveryAST = true;
-  Inputs.Opts.PreserveRecoveryASTType = true;
   IgnoreDiagnostics Diags;
   auto CI = buildCompilerInvocation(Inputs, Diags);
   if (!CI) {
@@ -1100,8 +1098,6 @@
   MockFS FS;
   auto Inputs = TU.inputs(FS);
   Inputs.Index = Index.get();
-  Inputs.Opts.BuildRecoveryAST = true;
-  Inputs.Opts.PreserveRecoveryASTType = true;
   IgnoreDiagnostics Diags;
   auto CI = buildCompilerInvocation(Inputs, Diags);
   if (!CI) {
diff --git a/clang-tools-extra/clangd/unittests/FindTargetTests.cpp b/clang-tools-extra/clangd/unittests/FindTargetTests.cpp
--- a/clang-tools-extra/clangd/unittests/FindTargetTests.cpp
+++ b/clang-tools-extra/clangd/unittests/FindTargetTests.cpp
@@ -148,6 +148,17 @@
   EXPECT_DECLS("LabelStmt", "label:");
 }
 
+TEST_F(TargetDeclTest, RecoveryForC) {
+  Flags = {"-xc", "-Xclang", "-frecovery-ast"};
+  Code = R"cpp(
+    // error-ok: testing behavior on broken code
+    // int f();
+    int f(int);
+    int x = [[f]]();
+  )cpp";
+  EXPECT_DECLS("DeclRefExpr", "int f(int)");
+}
+
 TEST_F(TargetDeclTest, Recovery) {
   Code = R"cpp(
     // error-ok: testing behavior on broken code
diff --git a/clang-tools-extra/clangd/unittests/TestTU.cpp b/clang-tools-extra/clangd/unittests/TestTU.cpp
--- a/clang-tools-extra/clangd/unittests/TestTU.cpp
+++ b/clang-tools-extra/clangd/unittests/TestTU.cpp
@@ -59,8 +59,6 @@
     FS.OverlayRealFileSystemForModules = true;
   Inputs.TFS = &FS;
   Inputs.Opts = ParseOptions();
-  Inputs.Opts.BuildRecoveryAST = true;
-  Inputs.Opts.PreserveRecoveryASTType = true;
   Inputs.Opts.ClangTidyOpts.Checks = ClangTidyChecks;
   Inputs.Opts.ClangTidyOpts.WarningsAsErrors = ClangTidyWarningsAsErrors;
   Inputs.Index = ExternalIndex;