diff --git a/llvm/utils/lit/lit/TestingConfig.py b/llvm/utils/lit/lit/TestingConfig.py
index 63638725f140c..c86f27e88b0ec 100644
--- a/llvm/utils/lit/lit/TestingConfig.py
+++ b/llvm/utils/lit/lit/TestingConfig.py
@@ -63,7 +63,9 @@ def fromdefaults(litConfig):
             'DFLTCC',
         ]
 
-        if sys.platform == 'win32':
+        if sys.platform.startswith('aix'):
+            pass_vars += ['LIBPATH']
+        elif sys.platform == 'win32':
             pass_vars += [
                 'COMSPEC',
                 'INCLUDE',