diff --git a/common/util.py b/common/util.py
index b5e5538..b050542 100644
--- a/common/util.py
+++ b/common/util.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 """Utility functions."""
 
 import os
+import re
 import shutil
 from argparse import ArgumentTypeError
 from collections.abc import Callable
@@ -490,3 +491,29 @@ def find_darwin_heap_regions(process: SBProcess) -> Union[list[tuple[int, int]],
         return None
 
     return heap_regions
+
+
+def parse_llvm_version_string(version: str) -> Union[list[int], None]:
+    """
+    Parse the version string for an LLDB version built from the official LLVM sources
+    (e.g. 'lldb version 16.0.0').
+
+    :param version: The version string to parse.
+    :return: A list of integers representing the version, or None if parsing failed.
+    """
+    if match := re.search(r"lldb version\s+([\d.]+)", version):
+        return [int(x) for x in match.group(1).split(".")]
+    return None
+
+
+def parse_apple_clang_version_string(version: str) -> Union[list[int], None]:
+    """
+    Parse the version string for an LLDB version shipped with Apple Clang
+    (e.g. 'lldb-1600.0.36.3').
+
+    :param version: The version string to parse.
+    :return: A list of integers representing the version, or None if parsing failed.
+    """
+    if match := re.search(r"lldb-(\d+[\d.]+)", version):
+        return [int(x) for x in match.group(1).split(".")]
+    return None
diff --git a/llef.py b/llef.py
index 34e32d1..3a3840a 100644
--- a/llef.py
+++ b/llef.py
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 from commands.settings import SettingsCommand
 from commands.xinfo import XinfoCommand
 from common.state import LLEFState
+from common.util import lldb_version_to_clang, parse_apple_clang_version_string, parse_llvm_version_string
 from handlers.stop_hook import StopHookHandler
 
 
@@ -69,8 +70,19 @@ def __lldb_init_module(debugger: SBDebugger, _: dict[Any, Any]) -> None:
 
     LLEFState.platform = platform.system()
     if LLEFState.platform == "Darwin":
-        # Getting Clang version (e.g.  lldb-1600.0.36.3)
-        LLEFState.version = [int(x) for x in debugger.GetVersionString().split()[0].split("-")[1].split(".")]
+        # On Darwin, we have two possibilities:
+        # - LLDB shipped with Apple Clang
+        # - LLDB built from the LLVM sources
+        # Those have different versioning schemes, and they need to be normalized to the Apple Clang version
+        # to adhere to the assumptions taken in other places regarding LLDB on Darwin.
+        if version := parse_apple_clang_version_string(debugger.GetVersionString()):
+            LLEFState.version = version
+        elif version := parse_llvm_version_string(debugger.GetVersionString()):
+            LLEFState.version = lldb_version_to_clang(version)
+        else:
+            raise ValueError(f"Unable to parse LLDB version string: {debugger.GetVersionString()}")
     else:
-        # Getting LLDB version (e.g. lldb version 16.0.0)
-        LLEFState.version = [int(x) for x in debugger.GetVersionString().split("version")[1].split()[0].split(".")]
+        if version := parse_llvm_version_string(debugger.GetVersionString()):
+            LLEFState.version = version
+        else:
+            raise ValueError(f"Unable to parse LLDB version string: {debugger.GetVersionString()}")