diff --git a/llvm/cmake/modules/HandleLLVMOptions.cmake b/llvm/cmake/modules/HandleLLVMOptions.cmake
index 3e0d9b075ae6..0fceb3d48cba 100644
--- a/llvm/cmake/modules/HandleLLVMOptions.cmake
+++ b/llvm/cmake/modules/HandleLLVMOptions.cmake
@@ -167,6 +167,10 @@ if( CMAKE_SIZEOF_VOID_P EQUAL 8 AND NOT WIN32 )
   endif( LLVM_BUILD_32_BITS )
 endif( CMAKE_SIZEOF_VOID_P EQUAL 8 AND NOT WIN32 )
 
+if (LLVM_BUILD_STATIC)
+  set(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS} -static")
+endif()
+
 if( XCODE )
   # For Xcode enable several build settings that correspond to
   # many warnings that are on by default in Clang but are