diff --git a/build/build-clang/build-clang.py b/build/build-clang/build-clang.py
index 810757188227..2718af9984c6 100755
--- a/build/build-clang/build-clang.py
+++ b/build/build-clang/build-clang.py
@@ -616,7 +616,8 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
         # Silence clang's warnings about arguments not being used in compilation.
         extra_cxxflags2 = ["-fPIC", '-Qunused-arguments']
         extra_asmflags = []
-        extra_ldflags = []
+        # Avoid libLLVM internal function calls going through the PLT.
+        extra_ldflags = ['-Wl,-Bsymbolic']
 
         if 'LD_LIBRARY_PATH' in os.environ:
             os.environ['LD_LIBRARY_PATH'] = ('%s/lib64/:%s' %