diff --git a/core/soong_config.mk b/core/soong_config.mk
index 4d502ec52..54ad78336 100644
--- a/core/soong_config.mk
+++ b/core/soong_config.mk
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ $(call add_json_list, CFIExcludePaths,                   $(CFI_EXCLUDE_PATHS) $(
 $(call add_json_list, CFIIncludePaths,                   $(CFI_INCLUDE_PATHS) $(PRODUCT_CFI_INCLUDE_PATHS))
 $(call add_json_list, IntegerOverflowExcludePaths,       $(INTEGER_OVERFLOW_EXCLUDE_PATHS) $(PRODUCT_INTEGER_OVERFLOW_EXCLUDE_PATHS))
 
-$(call add_json_bool, UseClangLld,                       $(filter 1 true,$(USE_CLANG_LLD)))
+$(call add_json_bool, UseClangLld,                       $(call invert_bool,$(filter 0 false,$(USE_CLANG_LLD))))
 $(call add_json_bool, ClangTidy,                         $(filter 1 true,$(WITH_TIDY)))
 $(call add_json_str,  TidyChecks,                        $(WITH_TIDY_CHECKS))
 
diff --git a/core/use_lld_setup.mk b/core/use_lld_setup.mk
index 17a9e2760..464726c75 100644
--- a/core/use_lld_setup.mk
+++ b/core/use_lld_setup.mk
@@ -4,12 +4,17 @@
 ## Output variables: my_use_clang_lld
 #############################################################
 
-# Use LLD only if it's not disabled by LOCAL_USE_CLANG_LLD,
-# and enabled by LOCAL_USE_CLANG_LLD or USE_CLANG_LLD.
-my_use_clang_lld := false
-ifeq (,$(filter 0 false,$(LOCAL_USE_CLANG_LLD)))
-  ifneq (,$(filter 1 true,$(LOCAL_USE_CLANG_LLD) $(USE_CLANG_LLD)))
-    my_use_clang_lld := true
+# Use LLD by default.
+# Do not use LLD if LOCAL_USE_CLANG_LLD is false or 0,
+# or if LOCAL_USE_CLANG_LLD is not set and USE_CLANG_LLD is 0 or false.
+my_use_clang_lld := true
+ifneq (,$(LOCAL_USE_CLANG_LLD))
+  ifneq (,$(filter 0 false,$(LOCAL_USE_CLANG_LLD)))
+    my_use_clang_lld := false
+  endif
+else
+  ifneq (,$(filter 0 false,$(USE_CLANG_LLD)))
+    my_use_clang_lld := false
   endif
 endif