diff --git a/lldb/packages/Python/lldbsuite/test/builders/builder.py b/lldb/packages/Python/lldbsuite/test/builders/builder.py
index 564918c58b6dd..e3099219e437e 100644
--- a/lldb/packages/Python/lldbsuite/test/builders/builder.py
+++ b/lldb/packages/Python/lldbsuite/test/builders/builder.py
@@ -110,6 +110,10 @@ def getToolchainSpec(self, compiler):
         if not cc:
             return []
 
+        exe_ext = ""
+        if lldbplatformutil.getHostPlatform() == "windows":
+            exe_ext = ".exe"
+
         cc = cc.strip()
         cc_path = pathlib.Path(cc)
 
@@ -149,9 +153,9 @@ def getToolchainSpec(self, compiler):
         cc_dir = cc_path.parent
 
         def getToolchainUtil(util_name):
-            return cc_dir / (cc_prefix + util_name + cc_ext)
+            return os.path.join(configuration.llvm_tools_dir, util_name + exe_ext)
 
-        cxx = getToolchainUtil(cxx_type)
+        cxx = cc_dir / (cc_prefix + cxx_type + cc_ext)
 
         util_names = {
             "OBJCOPY": "objcopy",
@@ -161,6 +165,10 @@ def getToolchainUtil(util_name):
         }
         utils = []
 
+        # Required by API TestBSDArchives.py tests.
+        if not os.getenv("LLVM_AR"):
+            utils.extend(["LLVM_AR=%s" % getToolchainUtil("llvm-ar")])
+
         if not lldbplatformutil.platformIsDarwin():
             if cc_type in ["clang", "cc", "gcc"]:
                 util_paths = {}
diff --git a/lldb/packages/Python/lldbsuite/test/configuration.py b/lldb/packages/Python/lldbsuite/test/configuration.py
index 27eef040497d1..1bacd74a968c3 100644
--- a/lldb/packages/Python/lldbsuite/test/configuration.py
+++ b/lldb/packages/Python/lldbsuite/test/configuration.py
@@ -118,6 +118,9 @@
 # same base name.
 all_tests = set()
 
+# Path to LLVM tools to be used by tests.
+llvm_tools_dir = None
+
 # LLDB library directory.
 lldb_libs_dir = None
 lldb_obj_root = None
diff --git a/lldb/packages/Python/lldbsuite/test/dotest.py b/lldb/packages/Python/lldbsuite/test/dotest.py
index f14a00a2394b0..b1ae896d3fd3b 100644
--- a/lldb/packages/Python/lldbsuite/test/dotest.py
+++ b/lldb/packages/Python/lldbsuite/test/dotest.py
@@ -280,6 +280,7 @@ def parseOptionsAndInitTestdirs():
             "xcrun -find -toolchain default dsymutil"
         )
     if args.llvm_tools_dir:
+        configuration.llvm_tools_dir = args.llvm_tools_dir
         configuration.filecheck = shutil.which("FileCheck", path=args.llvm_tools_dir)
         configuration.yaml2obj = shutil.which("yaml2obj", path=args.llvm_tools_dir)
 
diff --git a/lldb/test/API/functionalities/archives/Makefile b/lldb/test/API/functionalities/archives/Makefile
index c4c593e6db051..4b9696e26b575 100644
--- a/lldb/test/API/functionalities/archives/Makefile
+++ b/lldb/test/API/functionalities/archives/Makefile
@@ -12,12 +12,10 @@ libfoo.a: a.o b.o
 
 # This tests whether lldb can load a thin archive
 libbar.a: c.o
-	$(eval LLVM_AR := $(LLVM_TOOLS_DIR)/llvm-ar)
 	$(eval LLVM_ARFLAGS := -rcsDT)
 	$(LLVM_AR) $(LLVM_ARFLAGS) $@ $^
 
 libfoo-thin.a: a.o b.o
-	$(eval LLVM_AR := $(LLVM_TOOLS_DIR)/llvm-ar)
 	$(eval LLVM_ARFLAGS := -rcsUT)
 	$(LLVM_AR) $(LLVM_ARFLAGS) $@ $^