diff --git a/runtimes/CMakeLists.txt b/runtimes/CMakeLists.txt
index 878b2eee38618..724bd86ced647 100644
--- a/runtimes/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/runtimes/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -214,6 +214,20 @@ endif()
 option(LLVM_INCLUDE_TESTS "Generate build targets for the runtimes unit tests." ON)
 option(LLVM_INCLUDE_DOCS "Generate build targets for the runtimes documentation." ON)
 option(LLVM_ENABLE_SPHINX "Use Sphinx to generate the runtimes documentation." OFF)
+option(RUNTIMES_EXECUTE_ONLY_CODE "Compile runtime libraries as execute-only." OFF)
+
+if (RUNTIMES_EXECUTE_ONLY_CODE)
+  # If a target doesn't support or recognise -mexecute-only, Clang will simply ignore the flag.
+  # We can check for this case using -Werror=unused-command-line-argument.
+  check_c_compiler_flag("-mexecute-only -Werror=unused-command-line-argument" C_SUPPORTS_MEXECUTE_ONLY)
+  if (NOT C_SUPPORTS_MEXECUTE_ONLY)
+    message(FATAL_ERROR "RUNTIMES_EXECUTE_ONLY_CODE was turned on, but the target '${LLVM_TARGET_TRIPLE}'"
+                        " doesn't support the -mexecute-only flag")
+  endif()
+
+  set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} -mexecute-only")
+  set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -mexecute-only")
+endif()
 
 # Use libtool instead of ar if you are both on an Apple host, and targeting Apple.
 if(CMAKE_HOST_APPLE AND APPLE)