diff --git a/src/bootstrap/config.rs b/src/bootstrap/config.rs
index 4325a237c69da..c4983accc68db 100644
--- a/src/bootstrap/config.rs
+++ b/src/bootstrap/config.rs
@@ -1445,7 +1445,11 @@ impl Config {
             .get(&target)
             .and_then(|t| t.llvm_libunwind)
             .or(self.llvm_libunwind_default)
-            .unwrap_or(LlvmLibunwind::No)
+            .unwrap_or(if target.contains("fuchsia") {
+                LlvmLibunwind::InTree
+            } else {
+                LlvmLibunwind::No
+            })
     }
 
     pub fn submodules(&self, rust_info: &GitInfo) -> bool {
diff --git a/src/doc/rustc/src/platform-support/fuchsia.md b/src/doc/rustc/src/platform-support/fuchsia.md
index 61bd1b425bc35..c526e4d1fa822 100644
--- a/src/doc/rustc/src/platform-support/fuchsia.md
+++ b/src/doc/rustc/src/platform-support/fuchsia.md
@@ -53,12 +53,6 @@ In `config.toml`, add:
 ```toml
 [build]
 target = ["<host_platform>", "aarch64-fuchsia", "x86_64-fuchsia"]
-
-[target.x86_64-fuchsia]
-llvm-libunwind = "in-tree"
-
-[target.aarch64-fuchsia]
-llvm-libunwind = "in-tree"
 ```
 
 Additionally, the following environment variables must be configured (for