diff --git a/src/clang_options_data.zig b/src/clang_options_data.zig
index b33a28b83..e9093ac84 100644
--- a/src/clang_options_data.zig
+++ b/src/clang_options_data.zig
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ sepd1("Zlinker-input"),
 .{
     .name = "###",
     .syntax = .flag,
-    .zig_equivalent = .verbose_cmds,
+    .zig_equivalent = .dry_run,
     .pd1 = true,
     .pd2 = false,
     .psl = false,
@@ -4439,7 +4439,14 @@ flagpd1("twolevel_namespace_hints"),
 sepd1("umbrella"),
 flagpd1("undef"),
 sepd1("unexported_symbols_list"),
-flagpd1("v"),
+.{
+    .name = "v",
+    .syntax = .flag,
+    .zig_equivalent = .verbose,
+    .pd1 = true,
+    .pd2 = false,
+    .psl = false,
+},
 flagpd1("vectorize-loops"),
 flagpd1("vectorize-slp"),
 flagpd1("verify"),
diff --git a/src/link/Coff.zig b/src/link/Coff.zig
index 34093bba0..e89ace95c 100644
--- a/src/link/Coff.zig
+++ b/src/link/Coff.zig
@@ -907,8 +907,11 @@ fn linkWithLLD(self: *Coff, comp: *Compilation) !void {
         // Create an LLD command line and invoke it.
         var argv = std.ArrayList([]const u8).init(self.base.allocator);
         defer argv.deinit();
-        // Even though we're calling LLD as a library it thinks the first argument is its own exe name.
-        try argv.append("lld");
+        // The first argument is ignored as LLD is called as a library, set it
+        // anyway to the correct LLD driver name for this target so that it's
+        // correctly printed when `verbose_link` is true. This is needed for some
+        // tools such as CMake when Zig is used as C compiler.
+        try argv.append("lld-link");
 
         try argv.append("-ERRORLIMIT:0");
         try argv.append("-NOLOGO");
diff --git a/src/link/Elf.zig b/src/link/Elf.zig
index 8fb9a9395..18388f058 100644
--- a/src/link/Elf.zig
+++ b/src/link/Elf.zig
@@ -1353,8 +1353,11 @@ fn linkWithLLD(self: *Elf, comp: *Compilation) !void {
     // Create an LLD command line and invoke it.
     var argv = std.ArrayList([]const u8).init(self.base.allocator);
     defer argv.deinit();
-    // Even though we're calling LLD as a library it thinks the first argument is its own exe name.
-    try argv.append("lld");
+    // The first argument is ignored as LLD is called as a library, set it
+    // anyway to the correct LLD driver name for this target so that it's
+    // correctly printed when `verbose_link` is true. This is needed for some
+    // tools such as CMake when Zig is used as C compiler.
+    try argv.append("ld.lld");
     if (is_obj) {
         try argv.append("-r");
     }
diff --git a/src/link/MachO.zig b/src/link/MachO.zig
index bf3dee9c8..799a94bb2 100644
--- a/src/link/MachO.zig
+++ b/src/link/MachO.zig
@@ -542,8 +542,12 @@ fn linkWithLLD(self: *MachO, comp: *Compilation) !void {
         if (self.base.options.system_linker_hack) {
             try argv.append("ld");
         } else {
-            // Even though we're calling LLD as a library it thinks the first argument is its own exe name.
-            try argv.append("lld");
+            // The first argument is ignored as LLD is called as a library, set
+            // it anyway to the correct LLD driver name for this target so that
+            // it's correctly printed when `verbose_link` is true. This is
+            // needed for some tools such as CMake when Zig is used as C
+            // compiler.
+            try argv.append("ld64");
 
             try argv.append("-error-limit");
             try argv.append("0");
diff --git a/src/link/Wasm.zig b/src/link/Wasm.zig
index bf6b34ed7..580a5df57 100644
--- a/src/link/Wasm.zig
+++ b/src/link/Wasm.zig
@@ -339,8 +339,11 @@ fn linkWithLLD(self: *Wasm, comp: *Compilation) !void {
     // Create an LLD command line and invoke it.
     var argv = std.ArrayList([]const u8).init(self.base.allocator);
     defer argv.deinit();
-    // Even though we're calling LLD as a library it thinks the first argument is its own exe name.
-    try argv.append("lld");
+    // The first argument is ignored as LLD is called as a library, set it
+    // anyway to the correct LLD driver name for this target so that it's
+    // correctly printed when `verbose_link` is true. This is needed for some
+    // tools such as CMake when Zig is used as C compiler.
+    try argv.append("ld-wasm");
     if (is_obj) {
         try argv.append("-r");
     }
diff --git a/src/main.zig b/src/main.zig
index b970e740f..d09599e3c 100644
--- a/src/main.zig
+++ b/src/main.zig
@@ -1062,9 +1062,17 @@ fn buildOutputType(
                         }
                     },
                     .linker_script => linker_script = it.only_arg,
-                    .verbose_cmds => {
-                        verbose_cc = true;
+                    .verbose => {
                         verbose_link = true;
+                        // Have Clang print more infos, some tools such as CMake
+                        // parse this to discover any implicit include and
+                        // library dir to look-up into.
+                        try clang_argv.append("-v");
+                    },
+                    .dry_run => {
+                        verbose_link = true;
+                        try clang_argv.append("-###");
+                        // XXX: Don't execute anything!
                     },
                     .for_linker => try linker_args.append(it.only_arg),
                     .linker_input_z => {
@@ -2776,7 +2784,8 @@ pub const ClangArgIterator = struct {
         debug,
         sanitize,
         linker_script,
-        verbose_cmds,
+        dry_run,
+        verbose,
         for_linker,
         linker_input_z,
         lib_dir,
diff --git a/tools/update_clang_options.zig b/tools/update_clang_options.zig
index 0a5f99cd9..009eeb9ec 100644
--- a/tools/update_clang_options.zig
+++ b/tools/update_clang_options.zig
@@ -214,7 +214,11 @@ const known_options = [_]KnownOpt{
     },
     .{
         .name = "###",
-        .ident = "verbose_cmds",
+        .ident = "dry_run",
+    },
+    .{
+        .name = "v",
+        .ident = "verbose",
     },
     .{
         .name = "L",