diff --git a/cmake/Findllvm.cmake b/cmake/Findllvm.cmake
index 28e2382e93..bbf01f9563 100644
--- a/cmake/Findllvm.cmake
+++ b/cmake/Findllvm.cmake
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ if(ZIG_USE_LLVM_CONFIG)
         set(STATIC_OR_SHARED_LINK "--link-shared")
       elseif (ZIG_STATIC_LLVM)
         set(STATIC_OR_SHARED_LINK "--link-static")
+      else()
+        set(STATIC_OR_SHARED_LINK "")
       endif()
 
       execute_process(
@@ -103,69 +105,31 @@ if(ZIG_USE_LLVM_CONFIG)
     break()
   endwhile()
 
-  if(ZIG_SHARED_LLVM OR ZIG_STATIC_LLVM)
-    execute_process(
-        COMMAND ${LLVM_CONFIG_EXE} --libfiles ${STATIC_OR_SHARED_LINK}
-        OUTPUT_VARIABLE LLVM_LIBRARIES_SPACES
-        OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE)
-    string(REPLACE " " ";" LLVM_LIBRARIES "${LLVM_LIBRARIES_SPACES}")
 
-    execute_process(
-        COMMAND ${LLVM_CONFIG_EXE} --libdir ${STATIC_OR_SHARED_LINK}
-        OUTPUT_VARIABLE LLVM_LIBDIRS_SPACES
-        OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE)
-    string(REPLACE " " ";" LLVM_LIBDIRS "${LLVM_LIBDIRS_SPACES}")
+  execute_process(
+    COMMAND ${LLVM_CONFIG_EXE} --shared-mode ${STATIC_OR_SHARED_LINK}
+    OUTPUT_VARIABLE LLVM_LINK_MODE
+    OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE)
 
-    execute_process(
-        COMMAND ${LLVM_CONFIG_EXE} --system-libs ${STATIC_OR_SHARED_LINK}
-        OUTPUT_VARIABLE LLVM_SYSTEM_LIBS_SPACES
-        OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE)
-    string(REPLACE " " ";" LLVM_SYSTEM_LIBS "${LLVM_SYSTEM_LIBS_SPACES}")
-
-    execute_process(
-      COMMAND ${LLVM_CONFIG_EXE} --shared-mode ${STATIC_OR_SHARED_LINK}
-      OUTPUT_VARIABLE LLVM_LINK_MODE
+  execute_process(
+      COMMAND ${LLVM_CONFIG_EXE} --libfiles ${STATIC_OR_SHARED_LINK}
+      OUTPUT_VARIABLE LLVM_LIBRARIES_SPACES
       OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE)
-  else()
-    execute_process(
-        COMMAND ${LLVM_CONFIG_EXE} --libs
-        OUTPUT_VARIABLE LLVM_LIBRARIES_SPACES
-        OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE)
-    string(REPLACE " " ";" LLVM_LIBRARIES "${LLVM_LIBRARIES_SPACES}")
+  string(REPLACE " " ";" LLVM_LIBRARIES "${LLVM_LIBRARIES_SPACES}")
 
-    execute_process(
-        COMMAND ${LLVM_CONFIG_EXE} --libdir
-        OUTPUT_VARIABLE LLVM_LIBDIRS_SPACES
-        OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE)
-    string(REPLACE " " ";" LLVM_LIBDIRS "${LLVM_LIBDIRS_SPACES}")
-
-    execute_process(
-        COMMAND ${LLVM_CONFIG_EXE} --system-libs
-        OUTPUT_VARIABLE LLVM_SYSTEM_LIBS_SPACES
-        OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE)
-    string(REPLACE " " ";" LLVM_SYSTEM_LIBS "${LLVM_SYSTEM_LIBS_SPACES}")
-
-    execute_process(
-      COMMAND ${LLVM_CONFIG_EXE} --shared-mode
-      OUTPUT_VARIABLE LLVM_LINK_MODE
+  execute_process(
+      COMMAND ${LLVM_CONFIG_EXE} --libdir ${STATIC_OR_SHARED_LINK}
+      OUTPUT_VARIABLE LLVM_LIBDIRS_SPACES
       OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE)
-  endif()
+  string(REPLACE " " ";" LLVM_LIBDIRS "${LLVM_LIBDIRS_SPACES}")
 
-  if (${LLVM_LINK_MODE} STREQUAL "shared")
-    # We always ask for the system libs corresponding to static linking,
-    # since on some distros LLD is only available as a static library
-    # and we need these libraries to link it successfully
-    execute_process(
-        COMMAND ${LLVM_CONFIG_EXE} --system-libs --link-static
-        OUTPUT_VARIABLE LLVM_STATIC_SYSTEM_LIBS_SPACES
-        ERROR_QUIET # Some installations have no static libs, we just ignore the failure
-        OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE)
-    string(REPLACE " " ";" LLVM_STATIC_SYSTEM_LIBS "${LLVM_STATIC_SYSTEM_LIBS_SPACES}")
+  execute_process(
+      COMMAND ${LLVM_CONFIG_EXE} --system-libs ${STATIC_OR_SHARED_LINK}
+      OUTPUT_VARIABLE LLVM_SYSTEM_LIBS_SPACES
+      OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE)
+  string(REPLACE " " ";" LLVM_SYSTEM_LIBS "${LLVM_SYSTEM_LIBS_SPACES}")
 
-    set(LLVM_LIBRARIES ${LLVM_LIBRARIES} ${LLVM_SYSTEM_LIBS} ${LLVM_STATIC_SYSTEM_LIBS})
-  else()
-    set(LLVM_LIBRARIES ${LLVM_LIBRARIES} ${LLVM_SYSTEM_LIBS})
-  endif()
+  set(LLVM_LIBRARIES ${LLVM_LIBRARIES} ${LLVM_SYSTEM_LIBS})
 
   execute_process(
       COMMAND ${LLVM_CONFIG_EXE} --includedir
@@ -373,4 +337,4 @@ endif()
 include(FindPackageHandleStandardArgs)
 find_package_handle_standard_args(llvm DEFAULT_MSG LLVM_LIBRARIES LLVM_INCLUDE_DIRS)
 
-mark_as_advanced(LLVM_INCLUDE_DIRS LLVM_LIBRARIES LLVM_LIBDIRS)
+mark_as_advanced(LLVM_INCLUDE_DIRS LLVM_LIBRARIES LLVM_LIBDIRS LLVM_LINK_MODE)