diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 7697a2b9c59..687176ca577 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -183,6 +183,9 @@ endif( LLVM_USE_OPROFILE )
 set(LLVM_USE_SANITIZER "" CACHE STRING
   "Define the sanitizer used to build binaries and tests.")
 
+option(LLVM_USE_SPLIT_DWARF
+  "Use -gsplit-dwarf when compiling llvm." OFF)
+
 # Define an option controlling whether we should build for 32-bit on 64-bit
 # platforms, where supported.
 if( CMAKE_SIZEOF_VOID_P EQUAL 8 AND NOT WIN32 )
diff --git a/cmake/modules/HandleLLVMOptions.cmake b/cmake/modules/HandleLLVMOptions.cmake
index 931fcdc1133..88a4730f659 100644
--- a/cmake/modules/HandleLLVMOptions.cmake
+++ b/cmake/modules/HandleLLVMOptions.cmake
@@ -261,6 +261,11 @@ if(LLVM_USE_SANITIZER)
   endif()
 endif()
 
+# Turn on -gsplit-dwarf if requested
+if(LLVM_USE_SPLIT_DWARF)
+  add_flag_if_supported("-gsplit-dwarf")
+endif()
+
 add_llvm_definitions( -D__STDC_CONSTANT_MACROS )
 add_llvm_definitions( -D__STDC_FORMAT_MACROS )
 add_llvm_definitions( -D__STDC_LIMIT_MACROS )