diff --git a/tools/llvm-config/BuildVariables.inc.in b/tools/llvm-config/BuildVariables.inc.in
index 0740c3f9d9f..f201e1f7bff 100644
--- a/tools/llvm-config/BuildVariables.inc.in
+++ b/tools/llvm-config/BuildVariables.inc.in
@@ -34,3 +34,4 @@
 #define LLVM_DYLIB_COMPONENTS "@LLVM_DYLIB_COMPONENTS@"
 #define LLVM_DYLIB_VERSION "@LLVM_DYLIB_VERSION@"
 #define LLVM_HAS_GLOBAL_ISEL @LLVM_HAS_GLOBAL_ISEL@
+#define LLVM_TOOLS_INSTALL_DIR "@LLVM_TOOLS_INSTALL_DIR@"
diff --git a/tools/llvm-config/llvm-config.cpp b/tools/llvm-config/llvm-config.cpp
index 25344e4cd01..888da7143c9 100644
--- a/tools/llvm-config/llvm-config.cpp
+++ b/tools/llvm-config/llvm-config.cpp
@@ -333,7 +333,9 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
   } else {
     ActivePrefix = CurrentExecPrefix;
     ActiveIncludeDir = ActivePrefix + "/include";
-    ActiveBinDir = ActivePrefix + "/bin";
+    SmallString<PATH_MAX> path(StringRef(LLVM_TOOLS_INSTALL_DIR));
+    sys::fs::make_absolute(ActivePrefix, path);
+    ActiveBinDir = path.str();
     ActiveLibDir = ActivePrefix + "/lib" + LLVM_LIBDIR_SUFFIX;
     ActiveCMakeDir = ActiveLibDir + "/cmake/llvm";
     ActiveIncludeOption = "-I" + ActiveIncludeDir;