2 files changed, 8 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_llvm/Cargo.toml b/compiler/rustc_llvm/Cargo.toml
index 061562b2ec5..39de4783238 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_llvm/Cargo.toml
+++ b/compiler/rustc_llvm/Cargo.toml
@@ -14,3 +14,7 @@ libc = "0.2.73"
 # pinned `cc` in `rustc_codegen_ssa` if you update `cc` here.
 cc = "=1.2.16"
 # tidy-alphabetical-end
+
+[features]
+# Used by ./x.py check --compile-time-deps to skip building C++ code
+check_only = []
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_llvm/build.rs b/compiler/rustc_llvm/build.rs
index 9a6549379d3..069b684ad09 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_llvm/build.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_llvm/build.rs
@@ -106,6 +106,10 @@ fn output(cmd: &mut Command) -> String {
 }
 
 fn main() {
+    if cfg!(feature = "check_only") {
+        return;
+    }
+
     for component in REQUIRED_COMPONENTS.iter().chain(OPTIONAL_COMPONENTS.iter()) {
         println!("cargo:rustc-check-cfg=cfg(llvm_component,values(\"{component}\"))");
     }