diff --git a/src/rustllvm/rustllvm.h b/src/rustllvm/rustllvm.h
index 0baf5528e9356..20816af2f1c20 100644
--- a/src/rustllvm/rustllvm.h
+++ b/src/rustllvm/rustllvm.h
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@
   (LLVM_VERSION_MAJOR < (major) ||                                             \
    LLVM_VERSION_MAJOR == (major) && LLVM_VERSION_MINOR <= (minor))
 
+#define LLVM_VERSION_LT(major, minor) (!LLVM_VERSION_GE((major), (minor)))
+
 #if LLVM_VERSION_GE(3, 7)
 #include "llvm/IR/LegacyPassManager.h"
 #else