diff --git a/llvm/cmake/config-ix.cmake b/llvm/cmake/config-ix.cmake
index 9d59fea8799b..687f5077cbfd 100644
--- a/llvm/cmake/config-ix.cmake
+++ b/llvm/cmake/config-ix.cmake
@@ -195,8 +195,19 @@ if(LLVM_ENABLE_ZSTD)
   elseif(NOT LLVM_USE_SANITIZER MATCHES "Memory.*")
     find_package(zstd QUIET)
   endif()
+
+  # If LLVM_USE_STATIC_ZSTD is specified, make sure we enable zstd only if static
+  # libraries are found.
+  if(LLVM_USE_STATIC_ZSTD AND NOT TARGET zstd::libzstd_static)
+    # Fail if LLVM_ENABLE_ZSTD is FORCE_ON.
+    if(LLVM_ENABLE_ZSTD STREQUAL FORCE_ON)
+        message(FATAL_ERROR "Failed to find static zstd libraries, but LLVM_USE_STATIC_ZSTD=ON and LLVM_ENABLE_ZSTD=FORCE_ON.")
+    endif()
+    set(LLVM_ENABLE_ZSTD OFF)
+  else()
+    set(LLVM_ENABLE_ZSTD ${zstd_FOUND})
+  endif()
 endif()
-set(LLVM_ENABLE_ZSTD ${zstd_FOUND})
 
 if(LLVM_ENABLE_LIBXML2)
   if(LLVM_ENABLE_LIBXML2 STREQUAL FORCE_ON)