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"