diff --git a/src/bootstrap/src/core/build_steps/compile.rs b/src/bootstrap/src/core/build_steps/compile.rs
index 2e5865e509695..c29e0694f49c8 100644
--- a/src/bootstrap/src/core/build_steps/compile.rs
+++ b/src/bootstrap/src/core/build_steps/compile.rs
@@ -1984,17 +1984,20 @@ impl Step for Assemble {
                     trace!("installing `{tool}`");
                     let tool_exe = exe(tool, target_compiler.host);
                     let src_path = llvm_bin_dir.join(&tool_exe);
-                    // When using `download-ci-llvm`, some of the tools
-                    // may not exist, so skip trying to copy them.
-                    if src_path.exists() {
-                        // There is a chance that these tools are being installed from an external LLVM.
-                        // Use `Builder::resolve_symlink_and_copy` instead of `Builder::copy_link` to ensure
-                        // we are copying the original file not the symlinked path, which causes issues for
-                        // tarball distribution.
-                        //
-                        // See https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/135554.
-                        builder.resolve_symlink_and_copy(&src_path, &libdir_bin.join(&tool_exe));
+
+                    // When using `download-ci-llvm`, some of the tools may not exist, so skip trying to copy them.
+                    if !src_path.exists() && builder.config.llvm_from_ci {
+                        eprintln!("{} does not exist; skipping copy", src_path.display());
+                        continue;
                     }
+
+                    // There is a chance that these tools are being installed from an external LLVM.
+                    // Use `Builder::resolve_symlink_and_copy` instead of `Builder::copy_link` to ensure
+                    // we are copying the original file not the symlinked path, which causes issues for
+                    // tarball distribution.
+                    //
+                    // See https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/135554.
+                    builder.resolve_symlink_and_copy(&src_path, &libdir_bin.join(&tool_exe));
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/bootstrap/src/core/build_steps/dist.rs b/src/bootstrap/src/core/build_steps/dist.rs
index 3c412683b9492..9750e4c77d167 100644
--- a/src/bootstrap/src/core/build_steps/dist.rs
+++ b/src/bootstrap/src/core/build_steps/dist.rs
@@ -2274,9 +2274,9 @@ impl Step for LlvmTools {
 
         let target = self.target;
 
-        /* run only if llvm-config isn't used */
+        // Run only if a custom llvm-config is not used
         if let Some(config) = builder.config.target_config.get(&target) {
-            if let Some(ref _s) = config.llvm_config {
+            if !builder.config.llvm_from_ci && config.llvm_config.is_some() {
                 builder.info(&format!("Skipping LlvmTools ({target}): external LLVM"));
                 return None;
             }
@@ -2294,6 +2294,12 @@ impl Step for LlvmTools {
             let dst_bindir = format!("lib/rustlib/{}/bin", target.triple);
             for tool in tools_to_install(&builder.paths) {
                 let exe = src_bindir.join(exe(tool, target));
+                // When using `download-ci-llvm`, some of the tools may not exist, so skip trying to copy them.
+                if !exe.exists() && builder.config.llvm_from_ci {
+                    eprintln!("{} does not exist; skipping copy", exe.display());
+                    continue;
+                }
+
                 tarball.add_file(&exe, &dst_bindir, FileType::Executable);
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/bootstrap/src/core/build_steps/install.rs b/src/bootstrap/src/core/build_steps/install.rs
index 3e5069225d2bb..174b7ec3be895 100644
--- a/src/bootstrap/src/core/build_steps/install.rs
+++ b/src/bootstrap/src/core/build_steps/install.rs
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ install!((self, builder, _config),
             );
         }
     };
-    LlvmTools, alias = "llvm-tools", Self::should_build(_config), only_hosts: true, {
+    LlvmTools, alias = "llvm-tools", _config.llvm_tools_enabled && _config.llvm_enabled(_config.build), only_hosts: true, {
         if let Some(tarball) = builder.ensure(dist::LlvmTools { target: self.target }) {
             install_sh(builder, "llvm-tools", self.compiler.stage, Some(self.target), &tarball);
         } else {