diff --git a/src/tools/opt-dist/src/tests.rs b/src/tools/opt-dist/src/tests.rs
index 53ce772fa779..705a1750ae87 100644
--- a/src/tools/opt-dist/src/tests.rs
+++ b/src/tools/opt-dist/src/tests.rs
@@ -72,6 +72,8 @@ change-id = 115898
 [rust]
 channel = "{channel}"
 verbose-tests = true
+# rust-lld cannot be combined with an external LLVM
+lld = false
 
 [build]
 rustc = "{rustc}"