diff --git a/makefiles/toolchain/llvm.inc.mk b/makefiles/toolchain/llvm.inc.mk
index 001aa00e11..00a23ae2b7 100644
--- a/makefiles/toolchain/llvm.inc.mk
+++ b/makefiles/toolchain/llvm.inc.mk
@@ -90,3 +90,5 @@ CFLAGS += -Wno-unknown-warning-option
 OPTIONAL_CFLAGS_BLACKLIST += -fno-delete-null-pointer-checks
 OPTIONAL_CFLAGS_BLACKLIST += -Wformat-overflow
 OPTIONAL_CFLAGS_BLACKLIST += -Wformat-truncation
+
+LLVM_VERSION := $(shell command -v $(CC) > /dev/null && $(CC) -dumpversion | cut -d . -f 1)