diff --git a/test/lit.site.cfg.in b/test/lit.site.cfg.in
index 92121936b..6c36bb63a 100644
--- a/test/lit.site.cfg.in
+++ b/test/lit.site.cfg.in
@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@ config.llvm_tools_dir = "@LLVM_TOOLS_DIR@"
 config.llvm_libs_dir = "@LLVM_LIBS_DIR@"
 config.llvm_lib_output_intdir = "@LLVM_LIBRARY_OUTPUT_INTDIR@"
 config.clad_obj_root = "@CLAD_BINARY_DIR@"
-config.target_triple = "@LLVM_TARGET_TRIPLE@" if llvm_version_major > 11 else "@TARGET_TRIPLE@"
+config.target_triple = "@LLVM_TARGET_TRIPLE@"
+if config.target_triple == "" :
+  config.target_triple = "@TARGET_TRIPLE@"
 config.shlibext = "@TARGET_SHLIBEXT@"
 config.have_enzyme = "@CLAD_ENABLE_ENZYME_BACKEND@"