diff --git a/build_tools/cmake/llvm_cache.cmake b/build_tools/cmake/llvm_cache.cmake
index 573eb394..2e64b58e 100644
--- a/build_tools/cmake/llvm_cache.cmake
+++ b/build_tools/cmake/llvm_cache.cmake
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ set(LLVM_ENABLE_ASSERTIONS ON CACHE BOOL "")
 set(LLVM_ENABLE_WARNINGS ON CACHE BOOL "")
 set(LLVM_FORCE_ENABLE_STATS ON CACHE BOOL "")
 # because AMD target td files are insane...
+set(LLVM_TARGETS_TO_BUILD "host;NVPTX;AMDGPU" CACHE STRING "")
 set(LLVM_OPTIMIZED_TABLEGEN ON CACHE BOOL "")
 set(LLVM_ENABLE_RTTI ON CACHE BOOL "")