diff --git a/dev-python/lit/Manifest b/dev-python/lit/Manifest
index 7a26c33b54538..92f66bf18f2f4 100644
--- a/dev-python/lit/Manifest
+++ b/dev-python/lit/Manifest
@@ -9,4 +9,5 @@ DIST llvm-project-18.1.8.src.tar.xz 132067260 BLAKE2B a950492f1dbfb874dff63b1ffe
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+DIST llvm-project-3f4468faaa9525ad615118675c3c68938f4a8d5f.tar.gz 221860252 BLAKE2B 6c531df34163dc0879c79b029a13215d1bef2cd95bbaf4a6d5e10b81a8352236283d40f14b62e23a57cc1cf8edce138fb6e2720ced2397d6469c5863564c626d SHA512 4aa485f4547e210cf8f6f8147c4adab3e75afe77f1e4e1bc4718fe681b64bdcf8937f843964542f8ead90ceef52cc0fd4bd8275824d1a4c6961eddafc7d35115
 DIST llvm-project-9aef0fd52a0b2bf31cf3bae8a0693d6df8db6e04.tar.gz 219987707 BLAKE2B a3f0acd0fd3b66c3a826ac6760653fa6ea893ffba7587cf4a14f472026a9d9d8bf6b63c26d8bc39e83936afe6b735496bd88ce6c00d16abe1d0ccd1f9a644302 SHA512 5104669d78930363afeba045dc27a4c36ca8bb7537d432c765e023cbd91155b248c3a60d4768e1f8690c88e82d4ff95a44fb73f26d25d6646dddc857992485ba
diff --git a/dev-python/lit/lit-20.0.0_pre20241029.ebuild b/dev-python/lit/lit-20.0.0_pre20241029.ebuild
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..d862b4f8cd031
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev-python/lit/lit-20.0.0_pre20241029.ebuild
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+# Copyright 1999-2024 Gentoo Authors
+# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
+
+EAPI=8
+
+DISTUTILS_USE_PEP517=setuptools
+PYTHON_COMPAT=( python3_{10..13} )
+
+inherit distutils-r1 llvm.org
+
+DESCRIPTION="A stand-alone install of the LLVM suite testing tool"
+HOMEPAGE="https://llvm.org/"
+
+LICENSE="Apache-2.0-with-LLVM-exceptions UoI-NCSA"
+SLOT="0"
+IUSE="test"
+RESTRICT="!test? ( test )"
+
+# Tests require 'FileCheck' and 'not' utilities (from llvm)
+BDEPEND="
+	test? (
+		dev-python/psutil[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
+		sys-devel/llvm
+	)
+"
+
+LLVM_COMPONENTS=( llvm/utils/lit )
+llvm.org_set_globals
+
+# TODO: move the manpage generation here (from sys-devel/llvm)
+
+src_prepare() {
+	# flaky test
+	# https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/issues/72022
+	rm tests/progress-bar.py || die
+
+	cd "${WORKDIR}" || die
+	distutils-r1_src_prepare
+}
+
+python_test() {
+	local -x LIT_PRESERVES_TMP=1
+	local litflags=$(get_lit_flags)
+	./lit.py ${litflags//;/ } tests || die
+}