diff --git build/config/compiler/BUILD.gn build/config/compiler/BUILD.gn
index f1627512b3212..b9bdd63daae7d 100644
--- build/config/compiler/BUILD.gn
+++ build/config/compiler/BUILD.gn
@@ -133,6 +133,9 @@ declare_args() {
   # The cache can lead to non-determinism: https://crbug.com/1486045
   thin_lto_enable_cache = true
 
+  # Whether to use thin archives in combination with lld.
+  use_thin_archives = use_lld
+
   # Initialize all local variables with a pattern. This flag will fill
   # uninitialized floating-point types (and 32-bit pointers) with 0xFF and the
   # rest with 0xAA. This makes behavior of uninitialized memory bugs consistent,
@@ -2268,11 +2271,13 @@ config("export_dynamic") {
 config("thin_archive") {
   # The macOS and iOS default linker ld64 does not support reading thin
   # archives.
+  if (use_thin_archives) {
   if ((is_posix && !is_nacl && (!is_apple || use_lld)) || is_fuchsia) {
     arflags = [ "-T" ]
   } else if (is_win && use_lld) {
     arflags = [ "/llvmlibthin" ]
   }
+  }
 }
 
 # exceptions -------------------------------------------------------------------