diff --git a/scons/llvm.py b/scons/llvm.py
index a84ad51d97a..7ebcaf1c58c 100644
--- a/scons/llvm.py
+++ b/scons/llvm.py
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ def generate(env):
             if env['platform'] == 'windows' and env['crosscompile']:
                 # LLVM 5.0 requires MinGW w/ pthreads due to use of std::thread and friends.
                 assert env['gcc']
-                env['CXX'] = env['CXX'] + '-posix'
+                env.AppendUnique(CXXFLAGS = ['-posix'])
         elif llvm_version >= distutils.version.LooseVersion('4.0'):
             env.Prepend(LIBS = [
                 'LLVMX86Disassembler', 'LLVMX86AsmParser',