diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 90e32397750..275c8698f11 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -799,7 +799,10 @@ if add_languages('cpp', required: llvmopt, native: false)
     llvm_binpath = llvm.get_variable(configtool: 'bindir')
 
     ccache = find_program('ccache', native: true, required: false)
-    clang = find_program(llvm_binpath / 'clang', required: true)
+
+    # Some distros put LLVM and clang in different paths, so fallback to
+    # find via PATH, too.
+    clang = find_program(llvm_binpath / 'clang', 'clang', required: true)
   endif
 elif llvmopt.auto()
   message('llvm requires a C++ compiler')