diff --git a/tools/llvm-config/CMakeLists.txt b/tools/llvm-config/CMakeLists.txt
index f59402ac4b0..5de4c6febe7 100644
--- a/tools/llvm-config/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tools/llvm-config/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -77,5 +77,10 @@ if(CMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING AND NOT LLVM_CONFIG_PATH)
   add_custom_target(NativeLLVMConfig DEPENDS ${LLVM_CONFIG_PATH})
   add_dependencies(NativeLLVMConfig CONFIGURE_LLVM_NATIVE)
 
+  # Add a dependency on the host tblgen, which uses the same working
+  # directory and with which we're otherwise racing to build some
+  # of the utility libraries.
+  add_dependencies(NativeLLVMConfig LLVM-tablegen-host)
+
   add_dependencies(llvm-config NativeLLVMConfig)
 endif()