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
@@ -1451,6 +1451,18 @@
 
   list(APPEND LLVM_LINK_COMPONENTS Support) # gtest needs it for raw_ostream
   add_llvm_executable(${test_name} IGNORE_EXTERNALIZE_DEBUGINFO NO_INSTALL_RPATH ${ARGN})
+
+  # The runtime benefits of ThinLTO don't outweight the compile time costs for tests.
+  if(uppercase_LLVM_ENABLE_LTO STREQUAL "THIN")
+    if((UNIX OR MINGW) AND LLVM_USE_LINKER STREQUAL "lld")
+      set_property(TARGET ${test_name} APPEND_STRING PROPERTY
+                    LINK_FLAGS " -Wl,--lto-O0")
+    elseif(LINKER_IS_LLD_LINK)
+      set_property(TARGET ${test_name} APPEND_STRING PROPERTY
+                    LINK_FLAGS " /opt:lldlto=0")
+    endif()
+  endif()
+
   set(outdir ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${CMAKE_CFG_INTDIR})
   set_output_directory(${test_name} BINARY_DIR ${outdir} LIBRARY_DIR ${outdir})
   # libpthreads overrides some standard library symbols, so main