diff --git a/clang/lib/Driver/Driver.cpp b/clang/lib/Driver/Driver.cpp
index 71c52807091ba..51618d17a4180 100644
--- a/clang/lib/Driver/Driver.cpp
+++ b/clang/lib/Driver/Driver.cpp
@@ -2540,10 +2540,14 @@ bool Driver::HandleImmediateArgs(Compilation &C) {
   }
 
   if (C.getArgs().hasArg(options::OPT_print_runtime_dir)) {
-    if (std::optional<std::string> RuntimePath = TC.getRuntimePath())
-      llvm::outs() << *RuntimePath << '\n';
-    else
-      llvm::outs() << TC.getCompilerRTPath() << '\n';
+    for (auto RuntimePath :
+         {TC.getRuntimePath(), std::make_optional(TC.getCompilerRTPath())}) {
+      if (RuntimePath && getVFS().exists(*RuntimePath)) {
+        llvm::outs() << *RuntimePath << '\n';
+        return false;
+      }
+    }
+    llvm::outs() << "(runtime dir is not present)" << '\n';
     return false;
   }