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
@@ -108,11 +108,8 @@
 fi
 
 if [[ "$compiler" == "clang" ]]; then
-    if command -v "lld$desired_version" > /dev/null; then
-        # Only lld version >= 9 can be considered stable
-        if [[ "$majorVersion" -ge 9 ]]; then
-            LDFLAGS="-fuse-ld=lld"
-        fi
+    if "$CC" -fuse-ld=lld -Wl,--version >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+        LDFLAGS="-fuse-ld=lld"
     fi
 fi