diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/10/llvm/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/10/llvm/default.nix
index bb1b90b36a92..78b0adcaadfb 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/10/llvm/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/10/llvm/default.nix
@@ -151,6 +151,13 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation (rec {
     done
   '';
 
+  preConfigure = ''
+    # Workaround for configure flags that need to have spaces
+    cmakeFlagsArray+=(
+      -DLLVM_LIT_ARGS='-svj''${NIX_BUILD_CORES} --no-progress-bar'
+    )
+  '';
+
   # hacky fix: created binaries need to be run before installation
   preBuild = ''
     mkdir -p $out/
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/11/llvm/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/11/llvm/default.nix
index a038795a4df1..1623d06c7f7a 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/11/llvm/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/11/llvm/default.nix
@@ -150,6 +150,13 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation (rec {
     done
   '';
 
+  preConfigure = ''
+    # Workaround for configure flags that need to have spaces
+    cmakeFlagsArray+=(
+      -DLLVM_LIT_ARGS='-svj''${NIX_BUILD_CORES} --no-progress-bar'
+    )
+  '';
+
   # hacky fix: created binaries need to be run before installation
   preBuild = ''
     mkdir -p $out/
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/12/llvm/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/12/llvm/default.nix
index 435744b073f7..d330b7387595 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/12/llvm/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/12/llvm/default.nix
@@ -140,6 +140,13 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation (rec {
     done
   '';
 
+  preConfigure = ''
+    # Workaround for configure flags that need to have spaces
+    cmakeFlagsArray+=(
+      -DLLVM_LIT_ARGS='-svj''${NIX_BUILD_CORES} --no-progress-bar'
+    )
+  '';
+
   # hacky fix: created binaries need to be run before installation
   preBuild = ''
     mkdir -p $out/
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/13/llvm/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/13/llvm/default.nix
index 6372655b7ed4..5b8ec69853f2 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/13/llvm/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/13/llvm/default.nix
@@ -102,6 +102,13 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation (rec {
     patchShebangs test/BugPoint/compile-custom.ll.py
   '';
 
+  preConfigure = ''
+    # Workaround for configure flags that need to have spaces
+    cmakeFlagsArray+=(
+      -DLLVM_LIT_ARGS='-svj''${NIX_BUILD_CORES} --no-progress-bar'
+    )
+  '';
+
   # hacky fix: created binaries need to be run before installation
   preBuild = ''
     mkdir -p $out/
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/14/llvm/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/14/llvm/default.nix
index 395f2b22b964..191f465be6c9 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/14/llvm/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/14/llvm/default.nix
@@ -113,6 +113,13 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation (rec {
     patchShebangs test/BugPoint/compile-custom.ll.py
   '';
 
+  preConfigure = ''
+    # Workaround for configure flags that need to have spaces
+    cmakeFlagsArray+=(
+      -DLLVM_LIT_ARGS='-svj''${NIX_BUILD_CORES} --no-progress-bar'
+    )
+  '';
+
   # hacky fix: created binaries need to be run before installation
   preBuild = ''
     mkdir -p $out/
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/5/llvm/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/5/llvm/default.nix
index cf668cd566a6..a4d04f0618c7 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/5/llvm/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/5/llvm/default.nix
@@ -125,6 +125,13 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (rec {
     done
   '';
 
+  preConfigure = ''
+    # Workaround for configure flags that need to have spaces
+    cmakeFlagsArray+=(
+      -DLLVM_LIT_ARGS='-svj''${NIX_BUILD_CORES} --no-progress-bar'
+    )
+  '';
+
   # hacky fix: created binaries need to be run before installation
   preBuild = ''
     mkdir -p $out/
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/6/llvm/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/6/llvm/default.nix
index 61f9234274d3..d18bf2149e1d 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/6/llvm/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/6/llvm/default.nix
@@ -120,6 +120,13 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (rec {
     done
   '';
 
+  preConfigure = ''
+    # Workaround for configure flags that need to have spaces
+    cmakeFlagsArray+=(
+      -DLLVM_LIT_ARGS='-svj''${NIX_BUILD_CORES} --no-progress-bar'
+    )
+  '';
+
   # hacky fix: created binaries need to be run before installation
   preBuild = ''
     mkdir -p $out/
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/7/llvm/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/7/llvm/default.nix
index b324e1a0e4d6..1aa85f543ea2 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/7/llvm/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/7/llvm/default.nix
@@ -139,6 +139,13 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation (rec {
     done
   '';
 
+  preConfigure = ''
+    # Workaround for configure flags that need to have spaces
+    cmakeFlagsArray+=(
+      -DLLVM_LIT_ARGS='-svj''${NIX_BUILD_CORES} --no-progress-bar'
+    )
+  '';
+
   # hacky fix: created binaries need to be run before installation
   preBuild = ''
     mkdir -p $out/
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/8/llvm/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/8/llvm/default.nix
index efd1707eb337..3e01c7ac9ca1 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/8/llvm/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/8/llvm/default.nix
@@ -133,6 +133,13 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation (rec {
     done
   '';
 
+  preConfigure = ''
+    # Workaround for configure flags that need to have spaces
+    cmakeFlagsArray+=(
+      -DLLVM_LIT_ARGS='-svj''${NIX_BUILD_CORES} --no-progress-bar'
+    )
+  '';
+
   # hacky fix: created binaries need to be run before installation
   preBuild = ''
     mkdir -p $out/
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/9/llvm/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/9/llvm/default.nix
index 1dd1455ed6d6..6c0a37cadd90 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/9/llvm/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/9/llvm/default.nix
@@ -148,6 +148,13 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation (rec {
     done
   '';
 
+  preConfigure = ''
+    # Workaround for configure flags that need to have spaces
+    cmakeFlagsArray+=(
+      -DLLVM_LIT_ARGS='-svj''${NIX_BUILD_CORES} --no-progress-bar'
+    )
+  '';
+
   # hacky fix: created binaries need to be run before installation
   preBuild = ''
     mkdir -p $out/
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/git/llvm/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/git/llvm/default.nix
index fe6d650cdcd5..656c226574a4 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/git/llvm/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/git/llvm/default.nix
@@ -99,6 +99,13 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation (rec {
     patchShebangs test/BugPoint/compile-custom.ll.py
   '';
 
+  preConfigure = ''
+    # Workaround for configure flags that need to have spaces
+    cmakeFlagsArray+=(
+      -DLLVM_LIT_ARGS='-svj''${NIX_BUILD_CORES} --no-progress-bar'
+    )
+  '';
+
   # hacky fix: created binaries need to be run before installation
   preBuild = ''
     mkdir -p $out/