diff --git a/scons/llvm.py b/scons/llvm.py
index 4464b665751..33505f79447 100644
--- a/scons/llvm.py
+++ b/scons/llvm.py
@@ -100,8 +100,36 @@ def generate(env):
 
         env.Prepend(CPPPATH = [os.path.join(llvm_dir, 'include')])
         env.Prepend(LIBPATH = [os.path.join(llvm_dir, 'lib')])
-        # LIBS should match the output of `llvm-config --libs engine mcjit bitwriter x86asmprinter irreader`
-        if llvm_version >= distutils.version.LooseVersion('5.0'):
+
+        # LLVM 5.0 and newer requires MinGW w/ pthreads due to use of std::thread and friends.
+        if llvm_version >= distutils.version.LooseVersion('5.0') and env['crosscompile']:
+            assert env['gcc']
+            env.AppendUnique(CXXFLAGS = ['-posix'])
+
+        # LIBS should match the output of `llvm-config --libs engine mcjit bitwriter x86asmprinter irreader` for LLVM<=7.0
+        # and `llvm-config --libs engine irreader` for LLVM>=8.0
+        # LLVMAggressiveInstCombine library part of engine component can be safely omitted as it's not used.
+        if llvm_version >= distutils.version.LooseVersion('9.0'):
+            env.Prepend(LIBS = [
+                'LLVMX86Disassembler', 'LLVMX86AsmParser',
+                'LLVMX86CodeGen', 'LLVMSelectionDAG', 'LLVMAsmPrinter',
+                'LLVMDebugInfoCodeView', 'LLVMCodeGen',
+                'LLVMScalarOpts', 'LLVMInstCombine',
+                'LLVMTransformUtils',
+                'LLVMBitWriter', 'LLVMX86Desc',
+                'LLVMMCDisassembler', 'LLVMX86Info',
+                'LLVMX86Utils',
+                'LLVMMCJIT', 'LLVMExecutionEngine', 'LLVMTarget',
+                'LLVMAnalysis', 'LLVMProfileData',
+                'LLVMRuntimeDyld', 'LLVMObject', 'LLVMMCParser',
+                'LLVMBitReader', 'LLVMMC', 'LLVMCore',
+                'LLVMSupport',
+                'LLVMIRReader', 'LLVMAsmParser',
+                'LLVMDemangle', 'LLVMGlobalISel', 'LLVMDebugInfoMSF',
+                'LLVMBinaryFormat',
+                'LLVMRemarks', 'LLVMBitstreamReader', 'LLVMDebugInfoDWARF',
+            ])
+        elif llvm_version >= distutils.version.LooseVersion('5.0'):
             env.Prepend(LIBS = [
                 'LLVMX86Disassembler', 'LLVMX86AsmParser',
                 'LLVMX86CodeGen', 'LLVMSelectionDAG', 'LLVMAsmPrinter',
@@ -120,10 +148,6 @@ def generate(env):
                 'LLVMDemangle', 'LLVMGlobalISel', 'LLVMDebugInfoMSF',
                 'LLVMBinaryFormat',
             ])
-            if env['platform'] == 'windows' and env['crosscompile']:
-                # LLVM 5.0 requires MinGW w/ pthreads due to use of std::thread and friends.
-                assert env['gcc']
-                env.AppendUnique(CXXFLAGS = ['-posix'])
         elif llvm_version >= distutils.version.LooseVersion('4.0'):
             env.Prepend(LIBS = [
                 'LLVMX86Disassembler', 'LLVMX86AsmParser',