diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index f35200c5f2..c39fd4463a 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ $ sudo pacman -S base-devel ccache cmake git go libiconv libtool make ninja pkg-
 ```
 
 ```bash#Fedora
-$ sudo dnf install cargo ccache cmake git golang libtool ninja-build pkg-config rustc ruby libatomic-static libstdc++-static sed unzip which libicu-devel 'perl(Math::BigInt)'
+$ sudo dnf install cargo clang19 llvm19 lld19 ccache cmake git golang libtool ninja-build pkg-config rustc ruby libatomic-static libstdc++-static sed unzip which libicu-devel 'perl(Math::BigInt)'
 ```
 
 ```bash#openSUSE Tumbleweed
diff --git a/cmake/tools/SetupLLVM.cmake b/cmake/tools/SetupLLVM.cmake
index a06a51b23e..a250342018 100644
--- a/cmake/tools/SetupLLVM.cmake
+++ b/cmake/tools/SetupLLVM.cmake
@@ -131,6 +131,9 @@ else()
   find_llvm_command(CMAKE_RANLIB llvm-ranlib)
   if(LINUX)
     find_llvm_command(LLD_PROGRAM ld.lld)
+    # Ensure vendor dependencies use lld instead of ld
+    list(APPEND CMAKE_ARGS -DCMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS=--ld-path=${LLD_PROGRAM})
+    list(APPEND CMAKE_ARGS -DCMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS=--ld-path=${LLD_PROGRAM})
   endif()
   if(APPLE)
     find_llvm_command(CMAKE_DSYMUTIL dsymutil)