diff --git a/package/clang/clang.mk b/package/clang/clang.mk
index 6dda8ac2c3..0cab1c7f89 100644
--- a/package/clang/clang.mk
+++ b/package/clang/clang.mk
@@ -15,6 +15,13 @@ CLANG_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 HOST_CLANG_DEPENDENCIES = host-llvm host-libxml2
 CLANG_DEPENDENCIES = llvm host-clang
 
+# LLVM >= 9.0 will soon require C++14 support, building llvm 8.x using a
+# toolchain using gcc < 5.1 gives an error but actually still works. Setting
+# this option makes it still build with gcc >= 4.8.
+# https://reviews.llvm.org/D57264
+HOST_CLANG_CONF_OPTS += -DLLVM_TEMPORARILY_ALLOW_OLD_TOOLCHAIN=ON
+CLANG_CONF_OPTS += -DLLVM_TEMPORARILY_ALLOW_OLD_TOOLCHAIN=ON
+
 # This option is needed, otherwise multiple shared libs
 # (libclangAST.so, libclangBasic.so, libclangFrontend.so, etc.) will
 # be generated. As a final shared lib containing all these components