diff --git a/src/rustllvm/ArchiveWrapper.cpp b/src/rustllvm/ArchiveWrapper.cpp
index 1e873b5345c..12cd81ec700 100644
--- a/src/rustllvm/ArchiveWrapper.cpp
+++ b/src/rustllvm/ArchiveWrapper.cpp
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ struct RustArchiveMember {
   Archive::Child child;
 
   RustArchiveMember(): filename(NULL), name(NULL),
-#if LLVM_VERSION_MINOR >= 8
+#if LLVM_VERSION_GE(3, 8)
     child(NULL, NULL, NULL)
 #else
     child(NULL, NULL)
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ struct RustArchiveMember {
 struct RustArchiveIterator {
     Archive::child_iterator cur;
     Archive::child_iterator end;
-#if LLVM_VERSION_MINOR >= 9
+#if LLVM_VERSION_GE(3, 9)
     Error err;
 #endif
 };
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ LLVMRustOpenArchive(char *path) {
         return nullptr;
     }
 
-#if LLVM_VERSION_MINOR <= 8
+#if LLVM_VERSION_LE(3, 8)
     ErrorOr<std::unique_ptr<Archive>> archive_or =
 #else
     Expected<std::unique_ptr<Archive>> archive_or =
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ LLVMRustOpenArchive(char *path) {
         Archive::create(buf_or.get()->getMemBufferRef());
 
     if (!archive_or) {
-#if LLVM_VERSION_MINOR <= 8
+#if LLVM_VERSION_LE(3, 8)
         LLVMRustSetLastError(archive_or.getError().message().c_str());
 #else
         LLVMRustSetLastError(toString(archive_or.takeError()).c_str());
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ extern "C" LLVMRustArchiveIteratorRef
 LLVMRustArchiveIteratorNew(LLVMRustArchiveRef ra) {
     Archive *ar = ra->getBinary();
     RustArchiveIterator *rai = new RustArchiveIterator();
-#if LLVM_VERSION_MINOR <= 8
+#if LLVM_VERSION_LE(3, 8)
     rai->cur = ar->child_begin();
 #else
     rai->cur = ar->child_begin(rai->err);
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ LLVMRustArchiveIteratorNew(LLVMRustArchiveRef ra) {
 
 extern "C" LLVMRustArchiveChildConstRef
 LLVMRustArchiveIteratorNext(LLVMRustArchiveIteratorRef rai) {
-#if LLVM_VERSION_MINOR >= 9
+#if LLVM_VERSION_GE(3, 9)
     if (rai->err) {
         LLVMRustSetLastError(toString(std::move(rai->err)).c_str());
         return NULL;
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ LLVMRustArchiveIteratorNext(LLVMRustArchiveIteratorRef rai) {
 #endif
     if (rai->cur == rai->end)
         return NULL;
-#if LLVM_VERSION_MINOR == 8
+#if LLVM_VERSION_EQ(3, 8)
     const ErrorOr<Archive::Child>* cur = rai->cur.operator->();
     if (!*cur) {
         LLVMRustSetLastError(cur->getError().message().c_str());
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ LLVMRustWriteArchive(char *Dst,
                      bool WriteSymbtab,
                      LLVMRustArchiveKind rust_kind) {
 
-#if LLVM_VERSION_MINOR <= 8
+#if LLVM_VERSION_LE(3, 8)
   std::vector<NewArchiveIterator> Members;
 #else
   std::vector<NewArchiveMember> Members;
@@ -218,20 +218,20 @@ LLVMRustWriteArchive(char *Dst,
     auto Member = NewMembers[i];
     assert(Member->name);
     if (Member->filename) {
-#if LLVM_VERSION_MINOR >= 9
+#if LLVM_VERSION_GE(3, 9)
       Expected<NewArchiveMember> MOrErr = NewArchiveMember::getFile(Member->filename, true);
       if (!MOrErr) {
         LLVMRustSetLastError(toString(MOrErr.takeError()).c_str());
         return LLVMRustResult::Failure;
       }
       Members.push_back(std::move(*MOrErr));
-#elif LLVM_VERSION_MINOR == 8
+#elif LLVM_VERSION_EQ(3, 8)
       Members.push_back(NewArchiveIterator(Member->filename));
 #else
       Members.push_back(NewArchiveIterator(Member->filename, Member->name));
 #endif
     } else {
-#if LLVM_VERSION_MINOR <= 8
+#if LLVM_VERSION_LE(3, 8)
       Members.push_back(NewArchiveIterator(Member->child, Member->name));
 #else
       Expected<NewArchiveMember> MOrErr = NewArchiveMember::getOldMember(Member->child, true);
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ LLVMRustWriteArchive(char *Dst,
 #endif
     }
   }
-#if LLVM_VERSION_MINOR >= 8
+#if LLVM_VERSION_GE(3, 8)
   auto pair = writeArchive(Dst, Members, WriteSymbtab, Kind, true, false);
 #else
   auto pair = writeArchive(Dst, Members, WriteSymbtab, Kind, true);
diff --git a/src/rustllvm/PassWrapper.cpp b/src/rustllvm/PassWrapper.cpp
index a271987210b..60093e9bd37 100644
--- a/src/rustllvm/PassWrapper.cpp
+++ b/src/rustllvm/PassWrapper.cpp
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ LLVMInitializePasses() {
   initializeVectorization(Registry);
   initializeIPO(Registry);
   initializeAnalysis(Registry);
-#if LLVM_VERSION_MINOR == 7
+#if LLVM_VERSION_EQ(3, 7)
   initializeIPA(Registry);
 #endif
   initializeTransformUtils(Registry);
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ LLVMRustCreateTargetMachine(const char *triple,
                             bool FunctionSections,
                             bool DataSections) {
 
-#if LLVM_VERSION_MINOR <= 8
+#if LLVM_VERSION_LE(3, 8)
     Reloc::Model RM;
 #else
     Optional<Reloc::Model> RM;
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ LLVMRustCreateTargetMachine(const char *triple,
             RM = Reloc::DynamicNoPIC;
             break;
         default:
-#if LLVM_VERSION_MINOR <= 8
+#if LLVM_VERSION_LE(3, 8)
             RM = Reloc::Default;
 #endif
             break;
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ LLVMRustCreateTargetMachine(const char *triple,
     }
 
     TargetOptions Options;
-#if LLVM_VERSION_MINOR <= 8
+#if LLVM_VERSION_LE(3, 8)
     Options.PositionIndependentExecutable = PositionIndependentExecutable;
 #endif
 
@@ -539,7 +539,7 @@ extern "C" void
 LLVMRustRunRestrictionPass(LLVMModuleRef M, char **symbols, size_t len) {
     llvm::legacy::PassManager passes;
 
-#if LLVM_VERSION_MINOR <= 8
+#if LLVM_VERSION_LE(3, 8)
     ArrayRef<const char*> ref(symbols, len);
     passes.add(llvm::createInternalizePass(ref));
 #else
@@ -593,7 +593,7 @@ LLVMRustGetModuleDataLayout(LLVMModuleRef M) {
 
 extern "C" void
 LLVMRustSetModulePIELevel(LLVMModuleRef M) {
-#if LLVM_VERSION_MINOR >= 9
+#if LLVM_VERSION_GE(3, 9)
     unwrap(M)->setPIELevel(PIELevel::Level::Large);
 #endif
 }
diff --git a/src/rustllvm/RustWrapper.cpp b/src/rustllvm/RustWrapper.cpp
index 124eb1eba4f..672ab117f15 100644
--- a/src/rustllvm/RustWrapper.cpp
+++ b/src/rustllvm/RustWrapper.cpp
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ extern "C" LLVMRustMetadataRef LLVMRustDIBuilderCreateSubroutineType(
     LLVMRustMetadataRef File,
     LLVMRustMetadataRef ParameterTypes) {
     return wrap(Builder->createSubroutineType(
-#if LLVM_VERSION_MINOR == 7
+#if LLVM_VERSION_EQ(3, 7)
         unwrapDI<DIFile>(File),
 #endif
         DITypeRefArray(unwrap<MDTuple>(ParameterTypes))));
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ extern "C" LLVMRustMetadataRef LLVMRustDIBuilderCreateFunction(
     LLVMValueRef Fn,
     LLVMRustMetadataRef TParam,
     LLVMRustMetadataRef Decl) {
-#if LLVM_VERSION_MINOR >= 8
+#if LLVM_VERSION_GE(3, 8)
     DITemplateParameterArray TParams =
         DITemplateParameterArray(unwrap<MDTuple>(TParam));
     DISubprogram *Sub = Builder->createFunction(
@@ -565,7 +565,7 @@ extern "C" LLVMRustMetadataRef LLVMRustDIBuilderCreateVariable(
     int64_t* AddrOps,
     unsigned AddrOpsCount,
     unsigned ArgNo) {
-#if LLVM_VERSION_MINOR >= 8
+#if LLVM_VERSION_GE(3, 8)
     if (Tag == 0x100) { // DW_TAG_auto_variable
         return wrap(Builder->createAutoVariable(
             unwrapDI<DIDescriptor>(Scope), Name,
@@ -814,7 +814,7 @@ LLVMRustLinkInExternalBitcode(LLVMModuleRef dst, char *bc, size_t len) {
 
     raw_string_ostream Stream(Err);
     DiagnosticPrinterRawOStream DP(Stream);
-#if LLVM_VERSION_MINOR >= 8
+#if LLVM_VERSION_GE(3, 8)
     if (Linker::linkModules(*Dst, std::move(Src.get()))) {
 #else
     if (Linker::LinkModules(Dst, Src->get(), [&](const DiagnosticInfo &DI) { DI.print(DP); })) {
@@ -937,14 +937,14 @@ to_rust(DiagnosticKind kind)
         return LLVMRustDiagnosticKind::OptimizationRemarkMissed;
     case DK_OptimizationRemarkAnalysis:
         return LLVMRustDiagnosticKind::OptimizationRemarkAnalysis;
-#if LLVM_VERSION_MINOR >= 8
+#if LLVM_VERSION_GE(3, 8)
     case DK_OptimizationRemarkAnalysisFPCommute:
         return LLVMRustDiagnosticKind::OptimizationRemarkAnalysisFPCommute;
     case DK_OptimizationRemarkAnalysisAliasing:
         return LLVMRustDiagnosticKind::OptimizationRemarkAnalysisAliasing;
 #endif
     default:
-#if LLVM_VERSION_MINOR >= 9
+#if LLVM_VERSION_GE(3, 9)
         return (kind >= DK_FirstRemark && kind <= DK_LastRemark) ?
             LLVMRustDiagnosticKind::OptimizationRemarkOther :
             LLVMRustDiagnosticKind::Other;
@@ -994,7 +994,7 @@ extern "C" LLVMTypeKind LLVMRustGetTypeKind(LLVMTypeRef Ty) {
     return LLVMVectorTypeKind;
   case Type::X86_MMXTyID:
     return LLVMX86_MMXTypeKind;
-#if LLVM_VERSION_MINOR >= 8
+#if LLVM_VERSION_GE(3, 8)
   case Type::TokenTyID:
     return LLVMTokenTypeKind;
 #endif
@@ -1043,7 +1043,7 @@ LLVMRustBuildCleanupPad(LLVMBuilderRef Builder,
                         unsigned ArgCnt,
                         LLVMValueRef *LLArgs,
                         const char *Name) {
-#if LLVM_VERSION_MINOR >= 8
+#if LLVM_VERSION_GE(3, 8)
     Value **Args = unwrap(LLArgs);
     if (ParentPad == NULL) {
         Type *Ty = Type::getTokenTy(unwrap(Builder)->getContext());
@@ -1061,7 +1061,7 @@ extern "C" LLVMValueRef
 LLVMRustBuildCleanupRet(LLVMBuilderRef Builder,
                         LLVMValueRef CleanupPad,
                         LLVMBasicBlockRef UnwindBB) {
-#if LLVM_VERSION_MINOR >= 8
+#if LLVM_VERSION_GE(3, 8)
     CleanupPadInst *Inst = cast<CleanupPadInst>(unwrap(CleanupPad));
     return wrap(unwrap(Builder)->CreateCleanupRet(Inst, unwrap(UnwindBB)));
 #else
@@ -1075,7 +1075,7 @@ LLVMRustBuildCatchPad(LLVMBuilderRef Builder,
                       unsigned ArgCnt,
                       LLVMValueRef *LLArgs,
                       const char *Name) {
-#if LLVM_VERSION_MINOR >= 8
+#if LLVM_VERSION_GE(3, 8)
     Value **Args = unwrap(LLArgs);
     return wrap(unwrap(Builder)->CreateCatchPad(unwrap(ParentPad),
                                                 ArrayRef<Value*>(Args, ArgCnt),
@@ -1089,7 +1089,7 @@ extern "C" LLVMValueRef
 LLVMRustBuildCatchRet(LLVMBuilderRef Builder,
                       LLVMValueRef Pad,
                       LLVMBasicBlockRef BB) {
-#if LLVM_VERSION_MINOR >= 8
+#if LLVM_VERSION_GE(3, 8)
     return wrap(unwrap(Builder)->CreateCatchRet(cast<CatchPadInst>(unwrap(Pad)),
                                                 unwrap(BB)));
 #else
@@ -1103,7 +1103,7 @@ LLVMRustBuildCatchSwitch(LLVMBuilderRef Builder,
                          LLVMBasicBlockRef BB,
                          unsigned NumHandlers,
                          const char *Name) {
-#if LLVM_VERSION_MINOR >= 8
+#if LLVM_VERSION_GE(3, 8)
     if (ParentPad == NULL) {
         Type *Ty = Type::getTokenTy(unwrap(Builder)->getContext());
         ParentPad = wrap(Constant::getNullValue(Ty));
@@ -1120,7 +1120,7 @@ LLVMRustBuildCatchSwitch(LLVMBuilderRef Builder,
 extern "C" void
 LLVMRustAddHandler(LLVMValueRef CatchSwitchRef,
                    LLVMBasicBlockRef Handler) {
-#if LLVM_VERSION_MINOR >= 8
+#if LLVM_VERSION_GE(3, 8)
     Value *CatchSwitch = unwrap(CatchSwitchRef);
     cast<CatchSwitchInst>(CatchSwitch)->addHandler(unwrap(Handler));
 #endif
@@ -1129,14 +1129,14 @@ LLVMRustAddHandler(LLVMValueRef CatchSwitchRef,
 extern "C" void
 LLVMRustSetPersonalityFn(LLVMBuilderRef B,
                          LLVMValueRef Personality) {
-#if LLVM_VERSION_MINOR >= 8
+#if LLVM_VERSION_GE(3, 8)
     unwrap(B)->GetInsertBlock()
              ->getParent()
              ->setPersonalityFn(cast<Function>(unwrap(Personality)));
 #endif
 }
 
-#if LLVM_VERSION_MINOR >= 8
+#if LLVM_VERSION_GE(3, 8)
 extern "C" OperandBundleDef*
 LLVMRustBuildOperandBundleDef(const char *Name,
                               LLVMValueRef *Inputs,
diff --git a/src/rustllvm/rustllvm.h b/src/rustllvm/rustllvm.h
index 5aae11fb456..ffe94d1e22f 100644
--- a/src/rustllvm/rustllvm.h
+++ b/src/rustllvm/rustllvm.h
@@ -45,7 +45,16 @@
 #include "llvm-c/ExecutionEngine.h"
 #include "llvm-c/Object.h"
 
-#if LLVM_VERSION_MINOR >= 7
+#define LLVM_VERSION_GE(major, minor) \
+  (LLVM_VERSION_MAJOR > (major) || LLVM_VERSION_MAJOR == (major) && LLVM_VERSION_MINOR >= (minor))
+
+#define LLVM_VERSION_EQ(major, minor) \
+  (LLVM_VERSION_MAJOR == (major) && LLVM_VERSION_MINOR == (minor))
+
+#define LLVM_VERSION_LE(major, minor) \
+  (LLVM_VERSION_MAJOR < (major) || LLVM_VERSION_MAJOR == (major) && LLVM_VERSION_MINOR <= (minor))
+
+#if LLVM_VERSION_GE(3, 7)
 #include "llvm/IR/LegacyPassManager.h"
 #else
 #include "llvm/PassManager.h"