diff --git a/tools/lli/lli.cpp b/tools/lli/lli.cpp
index 6d3cbbc..618692d 100644
--- a/tools/lli/lli.cpp
+++ b/tools/lli/lli.cpp
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #include "llvm/Support/PrettyStackTrace.h"
 #include "llvm/System/Process.h"
 #include "llvm/System/Signals.h"
+#include "llvm/Config/config.h"
 #include <iostream>
 #include <cerrno>
 using namespace llvm;
@@ -84,6 +85,16 @@
   llvm_shutdown();
 }
 
+#ifdef LLVM_NATIVE_ARCH
+namespace llvm {
+#define Declare2(TARG, MOD)   void Initialize ## TARG ## MOD()
+#define Declare(T, M) Declare2(T, M)
+  Declare(LLVM_NATIVE_ARCH, Target);
+#undef Declare
+#undef Declare2
+}
+#endif
+
 //===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
 // main Driver function
 //
@@ -137,6 +148,16 @@
   case '2': OLvl = CodeGenOpt::Default; break;
   case '3': OLvl = CodeGenOpt::Aggressive; break;
   }
+  
+  // If we have a native target, initialize it to ensure it is linked in.
+#ifdef LLVM_NATIVE_ARCH
+#define DoInit2(TARG, MOD)   llvm::Initialize ## TARG ## MOD()
+#define DoInit(T, M) DoInit2(T, M)
+  DoInit(LLVM_NATIVE_ARCH, Target);
+#undef DoInit
+#undef DoInit2
+#endif
+  
 
   EE = ExecutionEngine::create(MP, ForceInterpreter, &ErrorMsg, OLvl);
   if (!EE && !ErrorMsg.empty()) {