diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 160f3b0757a..960febf6007 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -208,10 +208,6 @@ include(VersionFromVCS)
 option(LLVM_APPEND_VC_REV
   "Embed the version control system revision id in LLVM" ON)
 
-if( LLVM_APPEND_VC_REV )
-  add_version_info_from_vcs(PACKAGE_VERSION)
-endif()
-
 set(PACKAGE_NAME LLVM)
 set(PACKAGE_STRING "${PACKAGE_NAME} ${PACKAGE_VERSION}")
 set(PACKAGE_BUGREPORT "http://llvm.org/bugs/")
diff --git a/docs/CMake.rst b/docs/CMake.rst
index bf97e917315..b6ebf37adc9 100644
--- a/docs/CMake.rst
+++ b/docs/CMake.rst
@@ -248,9 +248,10 @@ LLVM-specific variables
 
 **LLVM_APPEND_VC_REV**:BOOL
   Embed version control revision info (svn revision number or Git revision id).
-  This is used among other things in the LLVM version string (stored in the
-  PACKAGE_VERSION macro). For this to work cmake must be invoked before the
-  build. Defaults to ON.
+  The version info is provided by the ``LLVM_REVISION`` macro in
+  ``llvm/include/llvm/Support/VCSRevision.h``. Developers using git who don't
+  need revision info can disable this option to avoid re-linking most binaries
+  after a branch switch. Defaults to ON.
 
 **LLVM_ENABLE_THREADS**:BOOL
   Build with threads support, if available. Defaults to ON.