diff --git a/src/bootstrap/compile.rs b/src/bootstrap/compile.rs
index 0c754936bc242..1f4a4449e6807 100644
--- a/src/bootstrap/compile.rs
+++ b/src/bootstrap/compile.rs
@@ -772,7 +772,7 @@ impl Step for Assemble {
 
         // Ensure that `libLLVM.so` ends up in the newly build compiler directory,
         // so that it can be found when the newly built `rustc` is run.
-        dist::maybe_install_llvm_dylib(builder, target_compiler.host, &sysroot);
+        dist::maybe_install_llvm_runtime(builder, target_compiler.host, &sysroot);
 
         // Link the compiler binary itself into place
         let out_dir = builder.cargo_out(build_compiler, Mode::Rustc, host);
diff --git a/src/bootstrap/dist.rs b/src/bootstrap/dist.rs
index bae904114960a..b8d83c765f71d 100644
--- a/src/bootstrap/dist.rs
+++ b/src/bootstrap/dist.rs
@@ -516,7 +516,7 @@ impl Step for Rustc {
             // components like the llvm tools and LLD. LLD is included below and
             // tools/LLDB come later, so let's just throw it in the rustc
             // component for now.
-            maybe_install_llvm_dylib(builder, host, image);
+            maybe_install_llvm_runtime(builder, host, image);
 
             // Copy over lld if it's there
             if builder.config.lld_enabled {
@@ -773,6 +773,10 @@ impl Step for RustcDev {
         let stamp = compile::librustc_stamp(builder, compiler_to_use, target);
         copy_target_libs(builder, &target, &image, &stamp);
 
+        // Copy libLLVM.so to the target lib dir as well, to support the
+        // inherited `-lLLVM` when using the compiler libraries.
+        maybe_install_llvm_target(builder, target, &image);
+
         let mut cmd = rust_installer(builder);
         cmd.arg("generate")
             .arg("--product-name=Rust")
@@ -2233,27 +2237,18 @@ impl Step for HashSign {
     }
 }
 
-// Maybe add libLLVM.so to the lib-dir. It will only have been built if
-// LLVM tools are linked dynamically.
-//
-// We add this to both the libdir of the rustc binary itself (for it to load at
-// runtime) and also to the target directory so it can find it at link-time.
-//
-// Note: This function does no yet support Windows but we also don't support
-//       linking LLVM tools dynamically on Windows yet.
-pub fn maybe_install_llvm_dylib(builder: &Builder<'_>, target: Interned<String>, sysroot: &Path) {
+/// Maybe add libLLVM.so to the given destination lib-dir. It will only have
+/// been built if LLVM tools are linked dynamically.
+///
+/// Note: This function does not yet support Windows, but we also don't support
+///       linking LLVM tools dynamically on Windows yet.
+fn maybe_install_llvm(builder: &Builder<'_>, target: Interned<String>, dst_libdir: &Path) {
     let src_libdir = builder.llvm_out(target).join("lib");
-    let dst_libdir1 = sysroot.join("lib/rustlib").join(&*target).join("lib");
-    let dst_libdir2 =
-        sysroot.join(builder.sysroot_libdir_relative(Compiler { stage: 1, host: target }));
-    t!(fs::create_dir_all(&dst_libdir1));
-    t!(fs::create_dir_all(&dst_libdir2));
 
     if target.contains("apple-darwin") {
         let llvm_dylib_path = src_libdir.join("libLLVM.dylib");
         if llvm_dylib_path.exists() {
-            builder.install(&llvm_dylib_path, &dst_libdir1, 0o644);
-            builder.install(&llvm_dylib_path, &dst_libdir2, 0o644);
+            builder.install(&llvm_dylib_path, dst_libdir, 0o644);
         }
         return;
     }
@@ -2267,11 +2262,23 @@ pub fn maybe_install_llvm_dylib(builder: &Builder<'_>, target: Interned<String>,
             panic!("dist: Error calling canonicalize path `{}`: {}", llvm_dylib_path.display(), e);
         });
 
-        builder.install(&llvm_dylib_path, &dst_libdir1, 0o644);
-        builder.install(&llvm_dylib_path, &dst_libdir2, 0o644);
+        builder.install(&llvm_dylib_path, dst_libdir, 0o644);
     }
 }
 
+/// Maybe add libLLVM.so to the target lib-dir for linking.
+fn maybe_install_llvm_target(builder: &Builder<'_>, target: Interned<String>, sysroot: &Path) {
+    let dst_libdir = sysroot.join("lib/rustlib").join(&*target).join("lib");
+    maybe_install_llvm(builder, target, &dst_libdir);
+}
+
+/// Maybe add libLLVM.so to the runtime lib-dir for rustc itself.
+pub fn maybe_install_llvm_runtime(builder: &Builder<'_>, target: Interned<String>, sysroot: &Path) {
+    let dst_libdir =
+        sysroot.join(builder.sysroot_libdir_relative(Compiler { stage: 1, host: target }));
+    maybe_install_llvm(builder, target, &dst_libdir);
+}
+
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Eq, Hash, PartialEq)]
 pub struct LlvmTools {
     pub target: Interned<String>,