diff --git a/clang/cmake/modules/AddClang.cmake b/clang/cmake/modules/AddClang.cmake
index 091aec98e93ca..cdc8bd5cd503b 100644
--- a/clang/cmake/modules/AddClang.cmake
+++ b/clang/cmake/modules/AddClang.cmake
@@ -109,13 +109,14 @@ macro(add_clang_library name)
   llvm_add_library(${name} ${LIBTYPE} ${ARG_UNPARSED_ARGUMENTS} ${srcs})
 
   if(MSVC AND NOT CLANG_LINK_CLANG_DYLIB)
-    # Make sure all consumers also turn off visibility macros so there not trying to dllimport symbols.
+    # Make sure all consumers also turn off visibility macros so they're not
+    # trying to dllimport symbols.
     target_compile_definitions(${name} PUBLIC CLANG_BUILD_STATIC)
     if(TARGET "obj.${name}")
       target_compile_definitions("obj.${name}" PUBLIC CLANG_BUILD_STATIC)
     endif()
-  elseif(NOT ARG_SHARED AND NOT ARG_STATIC)
-    # Clang component libraries linked in to clang-cpp are declared without SHARED or STATIC
+  elseif(TARGET "obj.${name}" AND NOT ARG_SHARED AND NOT ARG_STATIC)
+    # Clang component libraries linked to clang-cpp are declared without SHARED or STATIC
     target_compile_definitions("obj.${name}" PUBLIC CLANG_EXPORTS)
   endif()