diff --git a/clang/lib/CodeGen/CodeGenModule.cpp b/clang/lib/CodeGen/CodeGenModule.cpp
index 2a7a36e53d818..517af514d9c99 100644
--- a/clang/lib/CodeGen/CodeGenModule.cpp
+++ b/clang/lib/CodeGen/CodeGenModule.cpp
@@ -3677,7 +3677,6 @@ void CodeGenModule::EmitGlobal(GlobalDecl GD) {
     // The value must be emitted, but cannot be emitted eagerly.
     assert(!MayBeEmittedEagerly(Global));
     addDeferredDeclToEmit(GD);
-    EmittedDeferredDecls[MangledName] = GD;
   } else {
     // Otherwise, remember that we saw a deferred decl with this name.  The
     // first use of the mangled name will cause it to move into
@@ -4417,7 +4416,6 @@ llvm::Constant *CodeGenModule::GetOrCreateLLVMFunction(
       // DeferredDeclsToEmit list, and remove it from DeferredDecls (since we
       // don't need it anymore).
       addDeferredDeclToEmit(DDI->second);
-      EmittedDeferredDecls[DDI->first] = DDI->second;
       DeferredDecls.erase(DDI);
 
       // Otherwise, there are cases we have to worry about where we're
@@ -4677,7 +4675,6 @@ CodeGenModule::GetOrCreateLLVMGlobal(StringRef MangledName, llvm::Type *Ty,
     // Move the potentially referenced deferred decl to the DeferredDeclsToEmit
     // list, and remove it from DeferredDecls (since we don't need it anymore).
     addDeferredDeclToEmit(DDI->second);
-    EmittedDeferredDecls[DDI->first] = DDI->second;
     DeferredDecls.erase(DDI);
   }
 
diff --git a/clang/lib/CodeGen/CodeGenModule.h b/clang/lib/CodeGen/CodeGenModule.h
index ef90eaca59a4e..7301109fb0440 100644
--- a/clang/lib/CodeGen/CodeGenModule.h
+++ b/clang/lib/CodeGen/CodeGenModule.h
@@ -361,10 +361,15 @@ class CodeGenModule : public CodeGenTypeCache {
   llvm::DenseMap<llvm::StringRef, GlobalDecl> EmittedDeferredDecls;
 
   void addEmittedDeferredDecl(GlobalDecl GD) {
-    if (!llvm::isa<FunctionDecl>(GD.getDecl()))
-      return;
-    llvm::GlobalVariable::LinkageTypes L = getFunctionLinkage(GD);
-    if (llvm::GlobalValue::isLinkOnceLinkage(L) ||
+    // Assume a linkage by default that does not need reemission.
+    auto L = llvm::GlobalValue::ExternalLinkage;
+    if (llvm::isa<FunctionDecl>(GD.getDecl()))
+      L = getFunctionLinkage(GD);
+    else if (auto *VD = llvm::dyn_cast<VarDecl>(GD.getDecl()))
+      L = getLLVMLinkageVarDefinition(VD);
+
+    if (llvm::GlobalValue::isInternalLinkage(L) ||
+        llvm::GlobalValue::isLinkOnceLinkage(L) ||
         llvm::GlobalValue::isWeakLinkage(L)) {
       EmittedDeferredDecls[getMangledName(GD)] = GD;
     }