diff --git llvm/tools/llvm-config/CMakeLists.txt llvm/tools/llvm-config/CMakeLists.txt
index 16ba54c0cf2f..20b017195e84 100644
--- llvm/tools/llvm-config/CMakeLists.txt
+++ llvm/tools/llvm-config/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ set(BUILDVARIABLES_OBJPATH ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/BuildVariables.inc)
 # Add the llvm-config tool.
 add_llvm_tool(llvm-config
   llvm-config.cpp
+  DISABLE_LLVM_LINK_LLVM_DYLIB
   )
 
 # Compute the substitution values for various items.