diff --git a/eng/native/init-compiler.sh b/eng/native/init-compiler.sh

index 567d18da474..927b3071e92 100755

--- a/eng/native/init-compiler.sh

+++ b/eng/native/init-compiler.sh

@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ if [[ -z "$CC" ]]; then

 fi

 if [[ "$compiler" == "clang" ]]; then

-    if command -v "lld$desired_version" > /dev/null; then

+    if command -v lld || command -v "lld$desired_version" > /dev/null; then

         # Only lld version >= 9 can be considered stable

         if [[ "$majorVersion" -ge 9 ]]; then

             LDFLAGS="-fuse-ld=lld"