diff --git a/llvm/tools/llvm-config/llvm-config.cpp b/llvm/tools/llvm-config/llvm-config.cpp
index f6d55b42260a..c47f43700493 100644
--- a/llvm/tools/llvm-config/llvm-config.cpp
+++ b/llvm/tools/llvm-config/llvm-config.cpp
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
     StaticExt = "a";
     SharedDir = ActiveBinDir;
     StaticDir = ActiveLibDir;
-    StaticPrefix = SharedPrefix = "";
+    StaticPrefix = SharedPrefix = "lib";
   } else if (HostTriple.isOSDarwin()) {
     SharedExt = "dylib";
     SharedVersionedExt = PACKAGE_VERSION ".dylib";