diff --git a/x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers/nvidia-drivers-465.31.ebuild b/x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers/nvidia-drivers-465.31.ebuild
index d327e03ff8f15..4807a3e0f3013 100644
--- a/x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers/nvidia-drivers-465.31.ebuild
+++ b/x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers/nvidia-drivers-465.31.ebuild
@@ -101,8 +101,6 @@ pkg_setup() {
 	Cannot be directly selected in the kernel's menuconfig, so enable
 	options such as CONFIG_DRM_FBDEV_EMULATION instead."
 
-	BUILD_PARAMS='NV_VERBOSE=1 IGNORE_CC_MISMATCH=yes SYSSRC="${KV_DIR}" SYSOUT="${KV_OUT_DIR}"'
-	BUILD_TARGETS="modules" # defaults' clean sometimes deletes modules
 	MODULE_NAMES="
 		nvidia(video:kernel)
 		nvidia-drm(video:kernel)
@@ -112,7 +110,25 @@ pkg_setup() {
 
 	linux-mod_pkg_setup
 
-	if [[ ${MERGE_TYPE} != binary ]] && kernel_is -gt ${NV_KERNEL_MAX/./ }; then
+	[[ ${MERGE_TYPE} == binary ]] && return
+
+	BUILD_PARAMS='NV_VERBOSE=1 IGNORE_CC_MISMATCH=yes SYSSRC="${KV_DIR}" SYSOUT="${KV_OUT_DIR}"'
+	BUILD_TARGETS="modules" # defaults' clean sometimes deletes modules
+
+	if linux_chkconfig_present CC_IS_CLANG; then
+		ewarn "Warning: building ${PN} with a clang-built kernel is experimental."
+
+		BUILD_PARAMS+=' CC=${CHOST}-clang'
+		if linux_chkconfig_present LD_IS_LLD; then
+			BUILD_PARAMS+=' LD=ld.lld'
+			if linux_chkconfig_present LTO_CLANG_THIN; then
+				# kernel enables cache by default leading to sandbox violations
+				BUILD_PARAMS+=' ldflags-y=--thinlto-cache-dir= LDFLAGS_MODULE=--thinlto-cache-dir='
+			fi
+		fi
+	fi
+
+	if kernel_is -gt ${NV_KERNEL_MAX/./ }; then
 		ewarn "Kernel ${KV_MAJOR}.${KV_MINOR} is either known to break this version of nvidia-drivers"
 		ewarn "or was not tested with it. It is recommended to use one of:"
 		ewarn "  <=sys-kernel/gentoo-kernel-${NV_KERNEL_MAX}"