diff --git a/meson.options b/meson.options
index 48e5b810920..e6c9567ade8 100644
--- a/meson.options
+++ b/meson.options
@@ -786,6 +786,16 @@ option(
   description : 'Install the mesa-clc compiler (if needed for cross builds).'
 )
 
+option(
+  'mesa-clc-bundle-headers',
+  type : 'combo',
+  value : 'auto',
+  choices : [
+    'enabled', 'auto'
+  ],
+  description : 'Bundle the OpenCL headers into the mesa-clc binary (default to bundle if static LLVM is used). Note, it might require rebuilding mesa-clc if opencl-c.h or opencl-c-base.h are changed (e.g. on Clang upgrades).'
+)
+
 option(
   'precomp-compiler',
   type : 'combo',
diff --git a/src/compiler/clc/meson.build b/src/compiler/clc/meson.build
index 263eba52719..9ff61440f0d 100644
--- a/src/compiler/clc/meson.build
+++ b/src/compiler/clc/meson.build
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ _libmesaclc_c_args = []
 _libmesaclc_cpp_args = ['-DLLVM_LIB_DIR="@0@"'.format(llvm_libdir)]
 _libmesaclc_sources = []
 
-if not _shared_llvm
+if not _shared_llvm or \
+    get_option('mesa-clc-bundle-headers') == 'enabled'
   # LLVM 16 moved clang header path from using full version to only major version
   if dep_llvm.version().version_compare('< 16')
     # Prior to LLVM 16, this path used a full version