diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index fa3e5f1d0808..b17dcd217d83 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 *.lzo
 *.patch
 *.gcno
+*.ll
 modules.builtin
 Module.symvers
 *.dwo
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index ce950588a177..482f92e952d4 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1291,6 +1291,8 @@ help:
 	@echo  '                    (default: $$(INSTALL_MOD_PATH)/lib/firmware)'
 	@echo  '  dir/            - Build all files in dir and below'
 	@echo  '  dir/file.[ois]  - Build specified target only'
+	@echo  '  dir/file.ll     - Build the LLVM assembly file'
+	@echo  '                    (requires compiler support for LLVM assembly generation)'
 	@echo  '  dir/file.lst    - Build specified mixed source/assembly target only'
 	@echo  '                    (requires a recent binutils and recent build (System.map))'
 	@echo  '  dir/file.ko     - Build module including final link'
@@ -1466,6 +1468,7 @@ clean: $(clean-dirs)
 		-o -name '.*.d' -o -name '.*.tmp' -o -name '*.mod.c' \
 		-o -name '*.symtypes' -o -name 'modules.order' \
 		-o -name modules.builtin -o -name '.tmp_*.o.*' \
+		-o -name '*.ll' \
 		-o -name '*.gcno' \) -type f -print | xargs rm -f
 
 # Generate tags for editors
@@ -1569,6 +1572,8 @@ endif
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=$(build-dir) $(target-dir)$(notdir $@)
 %.symtypes: %.c prepare scripts FORCE
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=$(build-dir) $(target-dir)$(notdir $@)
+%.ll: %.c prepare scripts FORCE
+	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=$(build-dir) $(target-dir)$(notdir $@)
 
 # Modules
 /: prepare scripts FORCE
diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.build b/scripts/Makefile.build
index 01df30af4d4a..411281c36898 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.build
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.build
@@ -174,6 +174,14 @@ cmd_cc_symtypes_c =                                                         \
 $(obj)/%.symtypes : $(src)/%.c FORCE
 	$(call cmd,cc_symtypes_c)
 
+# LLVM assembly
+# Generate .ll files from .c
+quiet_cmd_cc_ll_c = CC $(quiet_modtag)  $@
+      cmd_cc_ll_c = $(CC) $(c_flags) -emit-llvm -S -o $@ $<
+
+$(obj)/%.ll: $(src)/%.c FORCE
+	$(call if_changed_dep,cc_ll_c)
+
 # C (.c) files
 # The C file is compiled and updated dependency information is generated.
 # (See cmd_cc_o_c + relevant part of rule_cc_o_c)