diff --git a/llvm/lib/CodeGen/AsmPrinter/DwarfUnit.cpp b/llvm/lib/CodeGen/AsmPrinter/DwarfUnit.cpp
--- a/llvm/lib/CodeGen/AsmPrinter/DwarfUnit.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/CodeGen/AsmPrinter/DwarfUnit.cpp
@@ -1020,6 +1020,11 @@
     if (ConstantInt *CI = mdconst::dyn_extract<ConstantInt>(Val))
       addConstantValue(ParamDIE, CI, VP->getType());
     else if (GlobalValue *GV = mdconst::dyn_extract<GlobalValue>(Val)) {
+      // We need DW_OP_stack_value to represent the value of the global value.
+      // DW_OP_stack_value was introduced in DWARF 4, in strict dwarf mode, we
+      // should not use this expression if DWARF version is smaller than 4.
+      if (Asm->TM.Options.DebugStrictDwarf && DD->getDwarfVersion() < 4)
+        return;
       // We cannot describe the location of dllimport'd entities: the
       // computation of their address requires loads from the IAT.
       if (!GV->hasDLLImportStorageClass()) {
diff --git a/llvm/test/DebugInfo/PowerPC/strict-dwarf-op-stack-value.ll b/llvm/test/DebugInfo/PowerPC/strict-dwarf-op-stack-value.ll
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/llvm/test/DebugInfo/PowerPC/strict-dwarf-op-stack-value.ll
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+; RUN: llc -filetype=obj -mtriple=powerpc64le-unknown-linux-gnu < %s | \
+; RUN:   llvm-dwarfdump -debug-info - | FileCheck %s
+; RUN: llc -filetype=obj -mtriple=powerpc64le-unknown-linux-gnu \
+; RUN:   -strict-dwarf=true < %s | llvm-dwarfdump -debug-info - | \
+; RUN:   FileCheck %s -check-prefix=STRICT
+
+; check that DWARF 4 location expression DW_OP_stack_value is not emitted in
+; DWARF 3 at strict dwarf mode.
+
+; CHECK: DW_AT_location (DW_OP_addr 0x0, DW_OP_stack_value)
+; STRICT-NOT: DW_OP_stack_value
+
+; $ cat 1.cpp
+; extern bool cmp();
+;
+; typedef bool comparator_function();
+; template<class Iterator, comparator_function compare>
+; void quicksort(Iterator begin, Iterator end)
+; {
+; }
+; void foo(void)
+; {
+;   double a[100];
+;   quicksort<double *, cmp>(a, a + 100);
+; }
+
+
+$_Z9quicksortIPdXadL_Z3cmpvEEEvT_S1_ = comdat any
+
+; Function Attrs: noinline optnone uwtable mustprogress
+define dso_local void @_Z3foov() #0 !dbg !8 {
+entry:
+  %a = alloca [100 x double], align 8
+  call void @llvm.dbg.declare(metadata [100 x double]* %a, metadata !11, metadata !DIExpression()), !dbg !16
+  %arraydecay = getelementptr inbounds [100 x double], [100 x double]* %a, i64 0, i64 0, !dbg !17
+  %arraydecay1 = getelementptr inbounds [100 x double], [100 x double]* %a, i64 0, i64 0, !dbg !18
+  %add.ptr = getelementptr inbounds double, double* %arraydecay1, i64 100, !dbg !19
+  call void @_Z9quicksortIPdXadL_Z3cmpvEEEvT_S1_(double* %arraydecay, double* %add.ptr), !dbg !20
+  ret void, !dbg !21
+}
+
+; Function Attrs: nofree nosync nounwind readnone speculatable willreturn
+declare void @llvm.dbg.declare(metadata, metadata, metadata) #1
+
+; Function Attrs: noinline nounwind optnone uwtable mustprogress
+define linkonce_odr dso_local void @_Z9quicksortIPdXadL_Z3cmpvEEEvT_S1_(double* %begin, double* %end) #2 comdat !dbg !22 {
+entry:
+  %begin.addr = alloca double*, align 8
+  %end.addr = alloca double*, align 8
+  store double* %begin, double** %begin.addr, align 8
+  call void @llvm.dbg.declare(metadata double** %begin.addr, metadata !33, metadata !DIExpression()), !dbg !34
+  store double* %end, double** %end.addr, align 8
+  call void @llvm.dbg.declare(metadata double** %end.addr, metadata !35, metadata !DIExpression()), !dbg !36
+  ret void, !dbg !37
+}
+
+declare zeroext i1 @_Z3cmpv() #3
+
+!llvm.dbg.cu = !{!0}
+!llvm.module.flags = !{!3, !4, !5, !6}
+!llvm.ident = !{!7}
+
+!0 = distinct !DICompileUnit(language: DW_LANG_C_plus_plus, file: !1, producer: "clang version 13.0.0", isOptimized: false, runtimeVersion: 0, emissionKind: FullDebug, enums: !2, splitDebugInlining: false, nameTableKind: None)
+!1 = !DIFile(filename: "1.cpp", directory: "./")
+!2 = !{}
+!3 = !{i32 7, !"Dwarf Version", i32 3}
+!4 = !{i32 2, !"Debug Info Version", i32 3}
+!5 = !{i32 1, !"wchar_size", i32 4}
+!6 = !{i32 7, !"uwtable", i32 1}
+!7 = !{!"clang version 13.0.0"}
+!8 = distinct !DISubprogram(name: "foo", linkageName: "_Z3foov", scope: !1, file: !1, line: 9, type: !9, scopeLine: 10, flags: DIFlagPrototyped, spFlags: DISPFlagDefinition, unit: !0, retainedNodes: !2)
+!9 = !DISubroutineType(types: !10)
+!10 = !{null}
+!11 = !DILocalVariable(name: "a", scope: !8, file: !1, line: 11, type: !12)
+!12 = !DICompositeType(tag: DW_TAG_array_type, baseType: !13, size: 6400, elements: !14)
+!13 = !DIBasicType(name: "double", size: 64, encoding: DW_ATE_float)
+!14 = !{!15}
+!15 = !DISubrange(count: 100)
+!16 = !DILocation(line: 11, column: 10, scope: !8)
+!17 = !DILocation(line: 12, column: 28, scope: !8)
+!18 = !DILocation(line: 12, column: 31, scope: !8)
+!19 = !DILocation(line: 12, column: 33, scope: !8)
+!20 = !DILocation(line: 12, column: 3, scope: !8)
+!21 = !DILocation(line: 13, column: 1, scope: !8)
+!22 = distinct !DISubprogram(name: "quicksort<double *, &cmp>", linkageName: "_Z9quicksortIPdXadL_Z3cmpvEEEvT_S1_", scope: !1, file: !1, line: 6, type: !23, scopeLine: 7, flags: DIFlagPrototyped, spFlags: DISPFlagDefinition, unit: !0, templateParams: !26, retainedNodes: !2)
+!23 = !DISubroutineType(types: !24)
+!24 = !{null, !25, !25}
+!25 = !DIDerivedType(tag: DW_TAG_pointer_type, baseType: !13, size: 64)
+!26 = !{!27, !28}
+!27 = !DITemplateTypeParameter(name: "Iterator", type: !25)
+!28 = !DITemplateValueParameter(name: "compare", type: !29, value: i1 ()* @_Z3cmpv)
+!29 = !DIDerivedType(tag: DW_TAG_pointer_type, baseType: !30, size: 64)
+!30 = !DISubroutineType(types: !31)
+!31 = !{!32}
+!32 = !DIBasicType(name: "bool", size: 8, encoding: DW_ATE_boolean)
+!33 = !DILocalVariable(name: "begin", arg: 1, scope: !22, file: !1, line: 6, type: !25)
+!34 = !DILocation(line: 6, column: 25, scope: !22)
+!35 = !DILocalVariable(name: "end", arg: 2, scope: !22, file: !1, line: 6, type: !25)
+!36 = !DILocation(line: 6, column: 41, scope: !22)
+!37 = !DILocation(line: 8, column: 1, scope: !22)