diff --git a/build_tools/install_mlir.sh b/build_tools/install_mlir.sh
index 5b4eec192..9f5e5c335 100755
--- a/build_tools/install_mlir.sh
+++ b/build_tools/install_mlir.sh
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ cmake -GNinja \
   -DCMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS=TRUE \
   "-DPYTHON_EXECUTABLE=$python_exe" \
   -DLLVM_BUILD_LLVM_DYLIB=ON \
+  -DLLVM_LINK_LLVM_DYLIB=ON \
   -DLLVM_INSTALL_UTILS=ON \
   -DLLVM_ENABLE_PROJECTS=mlir \
   -DLLVM_TARGETS_TO_BUILD="X86" \