diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 89bc070fc5..59fb4d80dc 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.0.2)
 
-option(WITH_GDB "WITH_GDB" OFF)
-option(WITHOUT_LLVM "WITHOUT_LLVM" OFF)
+option(WITH_GDB "Build RPCS3 with GNU GDB debugger support." OFF)
+option(WITHOUT_LLVM "Build RPCS3 without LLVM (not recommended)." OFF)
+option(USE_SHARED_LLVM_LIBS "Link against shared LLVM libs, instead of statically.
+Only recommended on Gentoo. May interfere with mesa driver and make RPCS3 non-functional." OFF)
 
 if (WITH_GDB)
 	add_definitions(-DWITH_GDB_DEBUGGER)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b902306240..0a5fba6f8f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -81,6 +81,14 @@ Build against the shared libpng instead of using the builtin one. libpng 1.6+ hi
 - ```-DUSE_SYSTEM_FFMPEG=ON/OFF``` (default = *OFF*) </br>
 Build against the shared ffmpeg libraries instead of using the builtin patched version. Try this if the builtin version breaks the OpenGL renderer for you.
 
+- ```-DUSE_SHARED_LLVM_LIBS=ON/OFF``` (default = *OFF*) </br>
+This builds against the shared LLVM libs, rather than the static ones. This may interfere with Mesa and render RPCS3 non-functional. Only recommended on gentoo.
+
+- ```-DWITHOUT_LLVM=ON/OFF``` (default = *OFF*) </br>
+This forces RPCS3 to build without LLVM, not recommended.
+
+- ```-DWITH_GDB=ON/OFF``` (default = *OFF*) </br>
+This Builds RPCS3 with support for debugging PS3 games using gdb."
 
 ## License
 
diff --git a/rpcs3/CMakeLists.txt b/rpcs3/CMakeLists.txt
index c07f7181f1..5d986b4d51 100644
--- a/rpcs3/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/rpcs3/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -254,10 +254,17 @@ if(NOT LLVM_FOUND)
 else()
 	add_definitions(${LLVM_DEFINITIONS})
 	add_definitions(-DLLVM_AVAILABLE)
-	if (CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL "Release")
-		llvm_map_components_to_libnames(LLVM_LIBS mcjit vectorize ipo x86codegen x86disassembler)
+	
+	# Gentoo doesn't provide static LLVM libraries, so we need an option to use the shared ones.
+	if (USE_SHARED_LLVM_LIBS)
+		Message("WARNING! Linking against shared LLVM libs may conflict with your system's mesa, rendering RPCS3 non-functional!")
+		set(LLVM_LIBS LLVM)
 	else()
-		llvm_map_components_to_libnames(LLVM_LIBS mcjit vectorize ipo x86codegen x86disassembler mcdisassembler)
+		if (CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL "Release")
+			llvm_map_components_to_libnames(LLVM_LIBS mcjit vectorize ipo x86codegen x86disassembler)
+		else()
+			llvm_map_components_to_libnames(LLVM_LIBS mcjit vectorize ipo x86codegen x86disassembler mcdisassembler)
+		endif()
 	endif()
 
 	if (NOT MSVC)