diff --git a/tools/llvm-config/CMakeLists.txt b/tools/llvm-config/CMakeLists.txt
index 6f29a828f51..8d8376271de 100644
--- a/tools/llvm-config/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tools/llvm-config/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ set(LLVM_OBJ_ROOT ${LLVM_BINARY_DIR})
 set(LLVM_CPPFLAGS "${CMAKE_CPP_FLAGS} ${CMAKE_CPP_FLAGS_${uppercase_CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}} ${LLVM_DEFINITIONS}")
 set(LLVM_CFLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} ${CMAKE_C_FLAGS_${uppercase_CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}} ${LLVM_DEFINITIONS}")
 set(LLVM_CXXFLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} ${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_${uppercase_CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}} ${LLVM_DEFINITIONS}")
-set(LLVM_LDFLAGS ${CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS})
+# Use the C++ link flags, since they should be a superset of C link flags.
+set(LLVM_LDFLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_LINK_FLAGS}")
 set(LLVM_BUILDMODE ${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE})
 set(LLVM_SYSTEM_LIBS ${SYSTEM_LIBS})
 string(REPLACE ";" " " LLVM_TARGETS_BUILT "${LLVM_TARGETS_TO_BUILD}")