diff --git a/clang/lib/Driver/Driver.cpp b/clang/lib/Driver/Driver.cpp
--- a/clang/lib/Driver/Driver.cpp
+++ b/clang/lib/Driver/Driver.cpp
@@ -2033,13 +2033,17 @@
     Arg *A = Args.getLastArg(options::OPT_g_Group);
     bool enablesDebugInfo = A && !A->getOption().matches(options::OPT_g0) &&
                             !A->getOption().matches(options::OPT_gstabs);
+    bool isGeneratingTemporaryObject =
+        ContainsCompileOrAssembleAction(Actions.back()) || isUsingLTO();
     if ((enablesDebugInfo || willEmitRemarks(Args)) &&
-        ContainsCompileOrAssembleAction(Actions.back())) {
+        isGeneratingTemporaryObject) {
 
       // Add a 'dsymutil' step if necessary, when debug info is enabled and we
-      // have a compile input. We need to run 'dsymutil' ourselves in such cases
-      // because the debug info will refer to a temporary object file which
-      // will be removed at the end of the compilation process.
+      // are linking a temporary object. This occurs when we have a compiler
+      // or assmbler input or if LTO is enabled. We need to run 'dsymutil'
+      // ourselves in such cases because the debug info will refer to the
+      // temporary object file which will be removed at the end of the
+      // compilation process.
       if (Act->getType() == types::TY_Image) {
         ActionList Inputs;
         Inputs.push_back(Actions.back());
diff --git a/clang/lib/Driver/ToolChains/Darwin.h b/clang/lib/Driver/ToolChains/Darwin.h
--- a/clang/lib/Driver/ToolChains/Darwin.h
+++ b/clang/lib/Driver/ToolChains/Darwin.h
@@ -59,7 +59,8 @@
 };
 
 class LLVM_LIBRARY_VISIBILITY Linker : public MachOTool {
-  bool NeedsTempPath(const InputInfoList &Inputs) const;
+  bool NeedsTempPath(const InputInfoList &Inputs,
+                     const llvm::opt::ArgList &Args) const;
   void AddLinkArgs(Compilation &C, const llvm::opt::ArgList &Args,
                    llvm::opt::ArgStringList &CmdArgs,
                    const InputInfoList &Inputs, unsigned Version[5]) const;
diff --git a/clang/lib/Driver/ToolChains/Darwin.cpp b/clang/lib/Driver/ToolChains/Darwin.cpp
--- a/clang/lib/Driver/ToolChains/Darwin.cpp
+++ b/clang/lib/Driver/ToolChains/Darwin.cpp
@@ -167,7 +167,13 @@
     CmdArgs.push_back("-force_cpusubtype_ALL");
 }
 
-bool darwin::Linker::NeedsTempPath(const InputInfoList &Inputs) const {
+bool darwin::Linker::NeedsTempPath(const InputInfoList &Inputs,
+                                   const ArgList &Args) const {
+  Arg *A = Args.getLastArg(options::OPT_g_Group);
+  if (A && !A->getOption().matches(options::OPT_g0) &&
+      !A->getOption().matches(options::OPT_gstabs))
+    return true;
+
   // We only need to generate a temp path for LTO if we aren't compiling object
   // files. When compiling source files, we run 'dsymutil' after linking. We
   // don't run 'dsymutil' when compiling object files.
@@ -222,7 +228,7 @@
                    options::OPT_fno_application_extension, false))
     CmdArgs.push_back("-application_extension");
 
-  if (D.isUsingLTO() && Version[0] >= 116 && NeedsTempPath(Inputs)) {
+  if (D.isUsingLTO() && Version[0] >= 116 && NeedsTempPath(Inputs, Args)) {
     std::string TmpPathName;
     if (D.getLTOMode() == LTOK_Full) {
       // If we are using full LTO, then automatically create a temporary file
diff --git a/clang/test/Driver/darwin-dsymutil.c b/clang/test/Driver/darwin-dsymutil.c
--- a/clang/test/Driver/darwin-dsymutil.c
+++ b/clang/test/Driver/darwin-dsymutil.c
@@ -47,3 +47,13 @@
 
 // Check that we don't crash when translating arguments for dsymutil.
 // RUN: %clang -m32 -arch x86_64 -g %s -###
+
+// Check that clang provides the linker with a temporary object file path and
+// runs dsymutil when -flto is specified and no source is provided
+// RUN: touch %t.o
+// RUN: %clang -target x86_64-apple-darwin10 -arch x86_64 %t.o -g -flto -### \
+// RUN:   2> %t
+// RUN: FileCheck -check-prefix=CHECK-DSYMUTIL-LTO < %t %s
+
+// CHECK-DSYMUTIL-LTO: "/usr/bin/ld" "-demangle" "-object_path_lto"
+// CHECK-DSYMUTIL-LTO: "/usr/bin/dsymutil" "-o" "a.out.dSYM" "a.out"