Index: lib/Target/NVPTX/MCTargetDesc/NVPTXMCTargetDesc.cpp
===================================================================
--- lib/Target/NVPTX/MCTargetDesc/NVPTXMCTargetDesc.cpp
+++ lib/Target/NVPTX/MCTargetDesc/NVPTXMCTargetDesc.cpp
@@ -54,7 +54,10 @@
 static MCCodeGenInfo *createNVPTXMCCodeGenInfo(
     StringRef TT, Reloc::Model RM, CodeModel::Model CM, CodeGenOpt::Level OL) {
   MCCodeGenInfo *X = new MCCodeGenInfo();
-  X->initMCCodeGenInfo(RM, CM, OL);
+
+  // The default relocation model is used regardless of what the client has
+  // specified, as it is the only relocation model currently supported.
+  X->initMCCodeGenInfo(Reloc::Default, CM, OL);
   return X;
 }
 
Index: test/CodeGen/NVPTX/globals_lowering.ll
===================================================================
--- /dev/null
+++ test/CodeGen/NVPTX/globals_lowering.ll
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+; RUN: llc < %s -march=nvptx -mcpu=sm_20 -relocation-model=static | FileCheck %s --check-prefix CHK
+
+%MyStruct = type { i32, i32, float }
+@Gbl = internal addrspace(3) global [1024 x %MyStruct] zeroinitializer
+
+; CHK-LABEL: foo
+define void @foo(float %f) {
+entry:
+  ; CHK: ld.shared.f32  %{{[a-zA-Z0-9]+}}, [Gbl+8];
+  %0 = load float, float addrspace(3)* getelementptr inbounds ([1024 x %MyStruct], [1024 x %MyStruct] addrspace(3)* @Gbl, i32 0, i32 0, i32 2)
+  %add = fadd float %0, %f
+  ; CHK: st.shared.f32   [Gbl+8], %{{[a-zA-Z0-9]+}};
+  store float %add, float addrspace(3)* getelementptr inbounds ([1024 x %MyStruct], [1024 x %MyStruct] addrspace(3)* @Gbl, i32 0, i32 0, i32 2)
+  ret void
+}