1 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/clang/lib/Driver/ToolChains/MSVC.cpp b/clang/lib/Driver/ToolChains/MSVC.cpp
index 3ce1bfa0aa6..d062c6abc95 100644
--- a/clang/lib/Driver/ToolChains/MSVC.cpp
+++ b/clang/lib/Driver/ToolChains/MSVC.cpp
@@ -469,6 +469,9 @@ void visualstudio::Linker::ConstructJob(Compilation &C, const JobAction &JA,
     // their own link.exe which may come first.
     linkPath = FindVisualStudioExecutable(TC, "link.exe");
 
+    if (!TC.FoundMSVCInstall() && !llvm::sys::fs::can_execute(linkPath))
+      C.getDriver().Diag(clang::diag::warn_drv_msvc_not_found);
+
 #ifdef _WIN32
     // When cross-compiling with VS2017 or newer, link.exe expects to have
     // its containing bin directory at the top of PATH, followed by the
@@ -684,8 +687,6 @@ MSVCToolChain::MSVCToolChain(const Driver &D, const llvm::Triple &Triple,
 }
 
 Tool *MSVCToolChain::buildLinker() const {
-  if (VCToolChainPath.empty())
-    getDriver().Diag(clang::diag::warn_drv_msvc_not_found);
   return new tools::visualstudio::Linker(*this);
 }