diff --git a/llvm/lib/Target/SPIRV/SPIRVInstructionSelector.cpp b/llvm/lib/Target/SPIRV/SPIRVInstructionSelector.cpp
index a0cff4d82b500..86d1444180855 100644
--- a/llvm/lib/Target/SPIRV/SPIRVInstructionSelector.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/Target/SPIRV/SPIRVInstructionSelector.cpp
@@ -4350,8 +4350,7 @@ bool SPIRVInstructionSelector::selectGlobalValue(
   if (hasInitializer(GlobalVar) && !Init)
     return true;
 
-  bool HasLnkTy = !GV->hasInternalLinkage() && !GV->hasPrivateLinkage() &&
-                  !GV->hasHiddenVisibility();
+  bool HasLnkTy = !GV->hasLocalLinkage() && !GV->hasHiddenVisibility();
   SPIRV::LinkageType::LinkageType LnkType =
       GV->isDeclarationForLinker()
           ? SPIRV::LinkageType::Import