Index: llvm/trunk/include/llvm-c/lto.h
===================================================================
--- llvm/trunk/include/llvm-c/lto.h
+++ llvm/trunk/include/llvm-c/lto.h
@@ -374,8 +374,8 @@
 lto_codegen_add_module(lto_code_gen_t cg, lto_module_t mod);
 
 /**
- * Sets the object module for code generation. This will transfer the ownship of
- * the module to code generator.
+ * Sets the object module for code generation. This will transfer the ownership
+ * of the module to the code generator.
  *
  * \c cg and \c mod must both be in the same context.
  *
Index: llvm/trunk/include/llvm/LTO/LTOCodeGenerator.h
===================================================================
--- llvm/trunk/include/llvm/LTO/LTOCodeGenerator.h
+++ llvm/trunk/include/llvm/LTO/LTOCodeGenerator.h
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
   bool addModule(struct LTOModule *);
 
   // Set the destination module.
-  void setModule(struct LTOModule *);
+  void setModule(std::unique_ptr<LTOModule> M);
 
   void setTargetOptions(TargetOptions options);
   void setDebugInfo(lto_debug_model);
@@ -155,9 +155,9 @@
 
   typedef StringMap<uint8_t> StringSet;
 
-  void destroyMergedModule();
   std::unique_ptr<LLVMContext> OwnedContext;
   LLVMContext &Context;
+  std::unique_ptr<Module> MergedModule;
   Linker IRLinker;
   std::unique_ptr<TargetMachine> TargetMach;
   bool EmitDwarfDebugInfo = false;
@@ -175,7 +175,6 @@
   unsigned OptLevel = 2;
   lto_diagnostic_handler_t DiagHandler = nullptr;
   void *DiagContext = nullptr;
-  LTOModule *OwnedModule = nullptr;
   bool ShouldInternalize = true;
   bool ShouldEmbedUselists = false;
 };
Index: llvm/trunk/include/llvm/LTO/LTOModule.h
===================================================================
--- llvm/trunk/include/llvm/LTO/LTOModule.h
+++ llvm/trunk/include/llvm/LTO/LTOModule.h
@@ -113,6 +113,8 @@
     return IRFile->getModule();
   }
 
+  std::unique_ptr<Module> takeModule() { return IRFile->takeModule(); }
+
   /// Return the Module's target triple.
   const std::string &getTargetTriple() {
     return getModule().getTargetTriple();
Index: llvm/trunk/lib/LTO/LTOCodeGenerator.cpp
===================================================================
--- llvm/trunk/lib/LTO/LTOCodeGenerator.cpp
+++ llvm/trunk/lib/LTO/LTOCodeGenerator.cpp
@@ -64,29 +64,20 @@
 }
 
 LTOCodeGenerator::LTOCodeGenerator()
-    : Context(getGlobalContext()), IRLinker(new Module("ld-temp.o", Context)) {
+    : Context(getGlobalContext()),
+      MergedModule(new Module("ld-temp.o", Context)),
+      IRLinker(MergedModule.get()) {
   initializeLTOPasses();
 }
 
 LTOCodeGenerator::LTOCodeGenerator(std::unique_ptr<LLVMContext> Context)
     : OwnedContext(std::move(Context)), Context(*OwnedContext),
-      IRLinker(new Module("ld-temp.o", *OwnedContext)) {
+      MergedModule(new Module("ld-temp.o", *OwnedContext)),
+      IRLinker(MergedModule.get()) {
   initializeLTOPasses();
 }
 
-void LTOCodeGenerator::destroyMergedModule() {
-  if (OwnedModule) {
-    assert(IRLinker.getModule() == &OwnedModule->getModule() &&
-           "The linker's module should be the same as the owned module");
-    delete OwnedModule;
-    OwnedModule = nullptr;
-  } else if (IRLinker.getModule())
-    IRLinker.deleteModule();
-}
-
-LTOCodeGenerator::~LTOCodeGenerator() {
-  destroyMergedModule();
-}
+LTOCodeGenerator::~LTOCodeGenerator() {}
 
 // Initialize LTO passes. Please keep this funciton in sync with
 // PassManagerBuilder::populateLTOPassManager(), and make sure all LTO
@@ -131,16 +122,14 @@
   return !ret;
 }
 
-void LTOCodeGenerator::setModule(LTOModule *Mod) {
+void LTOCodeGenerator::setModule(std::unique_ptr<LTOModule> Mod) {
   assert(&Mod->getModule().getContext() == &Context &&
          "Expected module in same context");
 
-  // Delete the old merged module.
-  destroyMergedModule();
   AsmUndefinedRefs.clear();
 
-  OwnedModule = Mod;
-  IRLinker.setModule(&Mod->getModule());
+  MergedModule = Mod->takeModule();
+  IRLinker.setModule(MergedModule.get());
 
   const std::vector<const char*> &Undefs = Mod->getAsmUndefinedRefs();
   for (int I = 0, E = Undefs.size(); I != E; ++I)
@@ -200,7 +189,7 @@
   }
 
   // write bitcode to it
-  WriteBitcodeToFile(IRLinker.getModule(), Out.os(), ShouldEmbedUselists);
+  WriteBitcodeToFile(MergedModule.get(), Out.os(), ShouldEmbedUselists);
   Out.os().close();
 
   if (Out.os().has_error()) {
@@ -296,10 +285,10 @@
   if (TargetMach)
     return true;
 
-  std::string TripleStr = IRLinker.getModule()->getTargetTriple();
+  std::string TripleStr = MergedModule->getTargetTriple();
   if (TripleStr.empty()) {
     TripleStr = sys::getDefaultTargetTriple();
-    IRLinker.getModule()->setTargetTriple(TripleStr);
+    MergedModule->setTargetTriple(TripleStr);
   }
   llvm::Triple Triple(TripleStr);
 
@@ -412,7 +401,6 @@
 void LTOCodeGenerator::applyScopeRestrictions() {
   if (ScopeRestrictionsDone || !ShouldInternalize)
     return;
-  Module *MergedModule = IRLinker.getModule();
 
   // Start off with a verification pass.
   legacy::PassManager passes;
@@ -475,8 +463,6 @@
   if (!this->determineTarget(errMsg))
     return false;
 
-  Module *MergedModule = IRLinker.getModule();
-
   // Mark which symbols can not be internalized
   this->applyScopeRestrictions();
 
@@ -514,8 +500,6 @@
   if (!this->determineTarget(errMsg))
     return false;
 
-  Module *MergedModule = IRLinker.getModule();
-
   legacy::PassManager codeGenPasses;
 
   // If the bitcode files contain ARC code and were compiled with optimization,
Index: llvm/trunk/tools/llvm-lto/llvm-lto.cpp
===================================================================
--- llvm/trunk/tools/llvm-lto/llvm-lto.cpp
+++ llvm/trunk/tools/llvm-lto/llvm-lto.cpp
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@
     // SetMergedModule is true.
     if (SetMergedModule && i == BaseArg) {
       // Transfer ownership to the code generator.
-      CodeGen.setModule(Module.release());
+      CodeGen.setModule(std::move(Module));
     } else if (!CodeGen.addModule(Module.get()))
       return 1;
   }
Index: llvm/trunk/tools/lto/lto.cpp
===================================================================
--- llvm/trunk/tools/lto/lto.cpp
+++ llvm/trunk/tools/lto/lto.cpp
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@
 }
 
 void lto_codegen_set_module(lto_code_gen_t cg, lto_module_t mod) {
-  unwrap(cg)->setModule(unwrap(mod));
+  unwrap(cg)->setModule(std::unique_ptr<LTOModule>(unwrap(mod)));
 }
 
 bool lto_codegen_set_debug_model(lto_code_gen_t cg, lto_debug_model debug) {