diff --git a/cc/makevars.go b/cc/makevars.go
index af4ba281d..2e64e3c2a 100644
--- a/cc/makevars.go
+++ b/cc/makevars.go
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ func init() {
 }
 
 func makeVarsProvider(ctx android.MakeVarsContext) {
+	ctx.Strict("LLVM_RELEASE_VERSION", "${config.ClangShortVersion}")
 	ctx.Strict("LLVM_PREBUILTS_VERSION", "${config.ClangVersion}")
 	ctx.Strict("LLVM_PREBUILTS_BASE", "${config.ClangBase}")
 	ctx.Strict("LLVM_PREBUILTS_PATH", "${config.ClangBin}")