diff --git a/package/Config.in b/package/Config.in
index 355aa52..c34325f 100644
--- a/package/Config.in
+++ b/package/Config.in
@@ -1435,6 +1435,7 @@ menu "Other"
 	source "package/libuv/Config.in"
 	source "package/lightning/Config.in"
 	source "package/linux-pam/Config.in"
+	source "package/llvm/Config.in"
 if BR2_PACKAGE_LINUX_PAM
 comment "linux-pam plugins"
 	source "package/libpam-radius-auth/Config.in"
diff --git a/package/llvm/Config.in.host b/package/llvm/Config.in
similarity index 95%
copy from package/llvm/Config.in.host
copy to package/llvm/Config.in
index 454cf10..84dde8d 100644
--- a/package/llvm/Config.in.host
+++ b/package/llvm/Config.in
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_LLVM_TARGET_ARCH
 	default "PowerPC" if BR2_powerpc || BR2_powerpc64 || BR2_powerpc64le
 	default "Sparc" if BR2_sparc
 
-config BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_LLVM
-	bool "host llvm"
+config BR2_PACKAGE_LLVM
+	bool "llvm"
 	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_LLVM_ARCH_SUPPORTS
 	help
 	  The LLVM Project is a collection of modular and reusable
diff --git a/package/llvm/Config.in.host b/package/llvm/Config.in.host
index 454cf10..fc46535 100644
--- a/package/llvm/Config.in.host
+++ b/package/llvm/Config.in.host
@@ -1,24 +1,3 @@
-config BR2_PACKAGE_LLVM_ARCH_SUPPORTS
-	bool
-	# http://llvm.org/docs/GettingStarted.html#host-c-toolchain-both-compiler-and-standard-library
-	# http://llvm.org/docs/GettingStarted.html#local-llvm-configuration
-	depends on BR2_HOST_GCC_AT_LEAST_4_8
-	default y if BR2_arm || BR2_armeb
-	default y if BR2_aarch64
-	default y if BR2_i386 || BR2_x86_64
-	default y if BR2_mips || BR2_mipsel || BR2_mips64 || BR2_mips64el
-	default y if BR2_powerpc || BR2_powerpc64 || BR2_powerpc64le
-	default y if BR2_sparc
-
-config BR2_PACKAGE_LLVM_TARGET_ARCH
-	string
-	default "ARM" if BR2_arm || BR2_armeb
-	default "AArch64" if BR2_aarch64
-	default "X86" if BR2_i386 || BR2_x86_64
-	default "Mips" if BR2_mips || BR2_mipsel || BR2_mips64 || BR2_mips64el
-	default "PowerPC" if BR2_powerpc || BR2_powerpc64 || BR2_powerpc64le
-	default "Sparc" if BR2_sparc
-
 config BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_LLVM
 	bool "host llvm"
 	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_LLVM_ARCH_SUPPORTS
diff --git a/package/llvm/llvm.mk b/package/llvm/llvm.mk
index 44b3a1d..3d0a052 100644
--- a/package/llvm/llvm.mk
+++ b/package/llvm/llvm.mk
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ LLVM_LICENSE = NCSA
 LLVM_LICENSE_FILES = LICENSE.TXT
 
 LLVM_SUPPORTS_IN_SOURCE_BUILD = NO
+LLVM_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 
 # http://llvm.org/docs/GettingStarted.html#software
 # host-python: Python interpreter 2.7 or newer is required for builds and testing.
@@ -18,52 +19,76 @@ LLVM_SUPPORTS_IN_SOURCE_BUILD = NO
 HOST_LLVM_DEPENDENCIES = host-python host-zlib
 # host-libtool: Shared library manager
 
+LLVM_DEPENDENCIES = host-llvm zlib
+
+# Use native llvm-tblgen from host-llvm.
+LLVM_CONF_OPTS += -DLLVM_TABLEGEN=$(HOST_DIR)/usr/bin/llvm-tblgen
+
 # Use "Unix Makefiles" generator for generating make-compatible parallel makefiles.
 # Ninja is not supported yet by Buildroot
 HOST_LLVM_CONF_OPTS += -G "Unix Makefiles"
+LLVM_CONF_OPTS += -G "Unix Makefiles"
+
+# Make it explicit that we are cross-compiling
+LLVM_CONF_OPTS += -DCMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING=1
 
 # * LLVM_BUILD_UTILS: Build LLVM utility binaries. If OFF, just generate build targets.
-#   Keep llvm utility binaries.
+#   Keep llvm utility binaries for the host.
+#   For the target, we should disable it but setting LLVM_BUILD_UTILS=OFF and
+#   LLVM_INSTALL_UTILS=OFF together break the install step due to undefined cmake
+#   behavior: "Target "llvm-tblgen" has EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL set and will not be built by
+#   default but an install rule has been provided for it.  CMake does not define behavior
+#   for this case."
 HOST_LLVM_CONF_OPTS += -DLLVM_BUILD_UTILS=ON
+LLVM_CONF_OPTS += -DLLVM_BUILD_UTILS=ON
 
 # * LLVM_INSTALL_UTILS: Include utility binaries in the 'install' target. OFF
 #   Utils : FileCheck, KillTheDoctor, llvm-PerfectShuffle, count, not, yaml-bench
 HOST_LLVM_CONF_OPTS += -DLLVM_INSTALL_UTILS=OFF
+LLVM_CONF_OPTS += -DLLVM_INSTALL_UTILS=OFF
 
 # * LLVM_DISABLE_ABI_BREAKING_CHECKS_ENFORCING:
 #   Disable abi-breaking checks mismatch detection at link-tim
 #   Keep it enabled
 HOST_LLVM_CONF_OPTS += -DLLVM_DISABLE_ABI_BREAKING_CHECKS_ENFORCING=OFF
+LLVM_CONF_OPTS += -DLLVM_DISABLE_ABI_BREAKING_CHECKS_ENFORCING=OFF
 
 # * LLVM_ENABLE_LIBEDIT: Use libedit if available
 #   Disabled since no host-libedit
 HOST_LLVM_CONF_OPTS += -DLLVM_ENABLE_LIBEDIT=OFF
+LLVM_CONF_OPTS += -DLLVM_ENABLE_LIBEDIT=OFF
 
 # * LLVM_INSTALL_TOOLCHAIN_ONLY "Only include toolchain files in the 'install' target. OFF
 #   We also want llvm libraries and modules.
 HOST_LLVM_CONF_OPTS += -DLLVM_INSTALL_TOOLCHAIN_ONLY=OFF
+LLVM_CONF_OPTS += -DLLVM_INSTALL_TOOLCHAIN_ONLY=OFF
 
 # * LLVM_APPEND_VC_REV "Append the version control system revision id to LLVM version OFF
 #   We build from a release archive without vcs
 HOST_LLVM_CONF_OPTS += -DLLVM_APPEND_VC_REV=OFF
+LLVM_CONF_OPTS += -DLLVM_APPEND_VC_REV=OFF
 
 # * BUILD_SHARED_LIBS Build all libraries as shared libraries instead of static ON
 #   BUILD_SHARED_LIBS is only recommended for use by LLVM developers.
 #   If you want to build LLVM as a shared library, you should use the
 #   LLVM_BUILD_LLVM_DYLIB option.
 HOST_LLVM_CONF_OPTS += -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=OFF
+LLVM_CONF_OPTS += -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=OFF
 
 # * LLVM_ENABLE_BACKTRACES: Enable embedding backtraces on crash ON
 #   Use backtraces on crash to report toolchain issue.
 HOST_LLVM_CONF_OPTS += -DLLVM_ENABLE_BACKTRACES=ON
+LLVM_CONF_OPTS += -DLLVM_ENABLE_BACKTRACES=OFF
 
 # * ENABLE_CRASH_OVERRIDES: Enable crash overrides ON
 #   Keep the possibility to install or overrides signal handlers
 HOST_LLVM_CONF_OPTS += -DENABLE_CRASH_OVERRIDES=ON
+LLVM_CONF_OPTS += -DENABLE_CRASH_OVERRIDES=ON
 
 # * LLVM_ENABLE_FFI: Use libffi to call external functions from the interpreter OFF
 #   Keep ffi disabled for now
 HOST_LLVM_CONF_OPTS += -DLLVM_ENABLE_FFI=OFF
+LLVM_CONF_OPTS += -DLLVM_ENABLE_FFI=OFF
 
 # * LLVM_ENABLE_TERMINFO: Use terminfo database if available. ON
 #   Disable terminfo database (needs ncurses libtinfo.so)
@@ -73,120 +98,152 @@ LLVM_CONF_OPTS += -DLLVM_ENABLE_TERMINFO=OFF
 # * LLVM_ENABLE_THREADS: Use threads if available ON
 #   Keep threads enabled
 HOST_LLVM_CONF_OPTS += -DLLVM_ENABLE_THREADS=ON
+LLVM_CONF_OPTS += -DLLVM_ENABLE_THREADS=ON
 
 # * LLVM_ENABLE_ZLIB: Use zlib for compression/decompression if available ON
 #   Keep zlib support enabled
 HOST_LLVM_CONF_OPTS += -DLLVM_ENABLE_ZLIB=ON
+LLVM_CONF_OPTS += -DLLVM_ENABLE_ZLIB=ON
 
 # * LLVM_ENABLE_PIC: Build Position-Independent Code ON
 #   We don't use llvm for static only build, so enable PIC
 HOST_LLVM_CONF_OPTS += -DLLVM_ENABLE_PIC=ON
+LLVM_CONF_OPTS += -DLLVM_ENABLE_PIC=ON
 
 # * LLVM_ENABLE_WARNINGS: Enable compiler warnings ON
 #   Keep compiler warning enabled
 HOST_LLVM_CONF_OPTS += -DLLVM_ENABLE_WARNINGS=ON
+LLVM_CONF_OPTS += -DLLVM_ENABLE_WARNINGS=ON
 
 # * LLVM_ENABLE_PEDANTIC: Compile with pedantic enabled ON
 #   Keep pedantic enabled
 HOST_LLVM_CONF_OPTS += -DLLVM_ENABLE_PEDANTIC=ON
+LLVM_CONF_OPTS += -DLLVM_ENABLE_PEDANTIC=ON
 
 # * LLVM_ENABLE_WERROR: Fail and stop if a warning is triggered OFF
 #   Keep Werror disabled
 HOST_LLVM_CONF_OPTS += -DLLVM_ENABLE_WERROR=OFF
+LLVM_CONF_OPTS += -DLLVM_ENABLE_WERROR=OFF
 
 # * CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE: Set build type Debug, Release, RelWithDebInfo, and MinSizeRel.
 #   Default is Debug. Use the Release build which requires considerably less space.
 HOST_LLVM_CONF_OPTS += -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
+LLVM_CONF_OPTS += -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
 
 # * LLVM_POLLY_BUILD: Build LLVM with Polly ON
 #   Keep it enabled
 HOST_LLVM_CONF_OPTS += -DLLVM_POLLY_BUILD=ON
+LLVM_CONF_OPTS += -DLLVM_POLLY_BUILD=ON
 
 # * LINK_POLLY_INTO_TOOLS: Static link Polly into tools ON
 HOST_LLVM_CONF_OPTS += -DLLVM_POLLY_LINK_INTO_TOOLS=ON
+LLVM_CONF_OPTS += -DLLVM_POLLY_LINK_INTO_TOOLS=OFF
 
 # * LLVM_INCLUDE_TOOLS: Generate build targets for the LLVM tools ON
 #   Build llvm tools for the target
 HOST_LLVM_CONF_OPTS += -DLLVM_INCLUDE_TOOLS=ON
+LLVM_CONF_OPTS += -DLLVM_INCLUDE_TOOLS=ON
 
 # * LLVM_BUILD_TOOLS: Build the LLVM tools for the host ON
 #   Build llvm tools for the host
 HOST_LLVM_CONF_OPTS += -DLLVM_BUILD_TOOLS=ON
+LLVM_CONF_OPTS += -DLLVM_BUILD_TOOLS=OFF
 
 # * LLVM_INCLUDE_UTILS: Generate build targets for the LLVM utils ON
 #   Disabled, since we don't install them to the target.
 HOST_LLVM_CONF_OPTS += -DLLVM_INCLUDE_UTILS=OFF
+LLVM_CONF_OPTS += -DLLVM_INCLUDE_UTILS=OFF
 
 # * LLVM_BUILD_RUNTIME: Build the LLVM runtime libraries ON
-#   Keep llvm runtime livraries
+#   Build llvm runtime livraries for the host, not for the target.
 HOST_LLVM_CONF_OPTS += -DLLVM_BUILD_RUNTIME=ON
+LLVM_CONF_OPTS += -DLLVM_BUILD_RUNTIME=OFF
 
 # * LLVM_BUILD_EXAMPLES: Build the LLVM example programs OFF
 #   Don't build examples
 HOST_LLVM_CONF_OPTS += -DLLVM_BUILD_EXAMPLES=OFF \
 	-DLLVM_INCLUDE_EXAMPLES=OFF
+LLVM_CONF_OPTS += -DLLVM_BUILD_EXAMPLES=OFF \
+	-DLLVM_INCLUDE_EXAMPLES=OFF
 
 # * LLVM_BUILD_TESTS: Build LLVM unit tests OFF
 #   Don't build tests
 HOST_LLVM_CONF_OPTS += -DLLVM_BUILD_TESTS=OFF
+LLVM_CONF_OPTS += -DLLVM_BUILD_TESTS=OFF
 
 # * LLVM_INCLUDE_TESTS: Generate build targets for the LLVM unit tests ON
 #   Don't build llvm unit tests
 HOST_LLVM_CONF_OPTS += -DLLVM_INCLUDE_TESTS=OFF
+LLVM_CONF_OPTS += -DLLVM_INCLUDE_TESTS=OFF
 
 # * LLVM_INCLUDE_GO_TESTS: Include the Go bindings tests in test build targets ON
 #   Don't build Go tests
 HOST_LLVM_CONF_OPTS += -DLLVM_INCLUDE_GO_TESTS=OFF
+LLVM_CONF_OPTS += -DLLVM_INCLUDE_GO_TESTS=OFF
 
 # * LLVM_BUILD_DOCS: Build the llvm documentation OFF
 #   Disable llvm documentation
 HOST_LLVM_CONF_OPTS += -DLLVM_BUILD_DOCS=OFF
+LLVM_CONF_OPTS += -DLLVM_BUILD_DOCS=OFF
 
 # * LLVM_INCLUDE_DOCS: Generate build targets for llvm documentation ON
 #   Don't build llvm documentation
 HOST_LLVM_CONF_OPTS += -DLLVM_INCLUDE_DOCS=OFF
+LLVM_CONF_OPTS += -DLLVM_INCLUDE_DOCS=OFF
 
 # * LLVM_ENABLE_DOXYGEN: Use doxygen to generate llvm API documentation OFF
 #   Don't build llvm API documentation
 HOST_LLVM_CONF_OPTS += -DLLVM_ENABLE_DOXYGEN=OFF
+LLVM_CONF_OPTS += -DLLVM_ENABLE_DOXYGEN=OFF
 
 # * LLVM_ENABLE_SPHINX: Use Sphinx to generate llvm documentation OFF
 #   Don't build llvm documentation
 HOST_LLVM_CONF_OPTS += -DLLVM_ENABLE_SPHINX=OFF
+LLVM_CONF_OPTS += -DLLVM_ENABLE_SPHINX=OFF
 
 # * LLVM_ENABLE_OCAMLDOC: Use OCaml bindings documentation OFF
 #   Don't build llvm documentation
 HOST_LLVM_CONF_OPTS += -DLLVM_ENABLE_OCAMLDOC=OFF
+LLVM_CONF_OPTS += -DLLVM_ENABLE_OCAMLDOC=OFF
 
 # * LLVM_BUILD_EXTERNAL_COMPILER_RT: Build compiler-rt as an external project OFF
 #   Keep rt compiler disabled
 HOST_LLVM_CONF_OPTS += -DLLVM_BUILD_EXTERNAL_COMPILER_RT=OFF
+LLVM_CONF_OPTS += -DLLVM_BUILD_EXTERNAL_COMPILER_RT=OFF
 
 HOST_LLVM_TARGET_ARCH = $(call qstrip,$(BR2_PACKAGE_LLVM_TARGET_ARCH))
 HOST_LLVM_CONF_OPTS += -DLLVM_TARGETS_TO_BUILD=$(HOST_LLVM_TARGET_ARCH)
+LLVM_CONF_OPTS += -DLLVM_TARGETS_TO_BUILD=$(HOST_LLVM_TARGET_ARCH)
 # LLVM target to use for native code generation.
 HOST_LLVM_CONF_OPTS += -DLLVM_TARGET_ARCH=$(HOST_LLVM_TARGET_ARCH)
+LLVM_CONF_OPTS += -DLLVM_TARGET_ARCH=$(HOST_LLVM_TARGET_ARCH)
 
 # * LLVM_ENABLE_CXX1Y: Compile with C++1y enabled OFF
 #   Enable C++ and C++11 support if BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP=y
 HOST_LLVM_CONF_OPTS += -DLLVM_ENABLE_CXX1Y=$(if $(BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP),ON,OFF)
+LLVM_CONF_OPTS += -DLLVM_ENABLE_CXX1Y=$(if $(BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP),ON,OFF)
 
 # * LLVM_ENABLE_MODULES: Compile with C++ modules enabled OFF
 #   Disabled, requires sys/ndir.h header
 #   Disable debug in module
 HOST_LLVM_CONF_OPTS += -DLLVM_ENABLE_MODULES=OFF \
 	-DLLVM_ENABLE_MODULE_DEBUGGING=OFF
+LLVM_CONF_OPTS += -DLLVM_ENABLE_MODULES=OFF \
+	-DLLVM_ENABLE_MODULE_DEBUGGING=OFF
 
 # * LLVM_ENABLE_LIBCXX: Use libc++ if available OFF
 #   Use -stdlib=libc++ compiler flag, use libc++ as C++ standard library
 HOST_LLVM_CONF_OPTS += -DLLVM_ENABLE_LIBCXX=OFF
+LLVM_CONF_OPTS += -DLLVM_ENABLE_LIBCXX=OFF
 
 # * LLVM_ENABLE_LLD: Use lld as C and C++ linker. OFF
 HOST_LLVM_CONF_OPTS += -DLLVM_ENABLE_LLD=OFF
+LLVM_CONF_OPTS += -DLLVM_ENABLE_LLD=OFF
 
 # * LLVM_DEFAULT_TARGET_TRIPLE: By default, we target the host, but this can be overridden at CMake
 # invocation time.
 HOST_LLVM_CONF_OPTS += -DLLVM_DEFAULT_TARGET_TRIPLE=$(GNU_TARGET_NAME)
+LLVM_CONF_OPTS += -DLLVM_DEFAULT_TARGET_TRIPLE=$(GNU_TARGET_NAME)
 
 # The Go bindings have no CMake rules at the moment, but better remove the
 # check preventively. Building the Go and OCaml bindings is yet unsupported.
@@ -201,6 +258,7 @@ HOST_LLVM_CONF_OPTS += -DLLVM_OPTIMIZED_TABLEGEN=ON
 # that can be overridden with "LLVM_DYLIB_COMPONENTS". The default contains
 # most of LLVM and is defined in "tools/llvm-shlib/CMakelists.txt".
 HOST_LLVM_CONF_OPTS += -DLLVM_BUILD_LLVM_DYLIB=ON
+LLVM_CONF_OPTS += -DLLVM_BUILD_LLVM_DYLIB=ON
 
 $(eval $(cmake-package))
 $(eval $(host-cmake-package))
