diff --git a/clang/lib/Driver/ToolChains/CommonArgs.cpp b/clang/lib/Driver/ToolChains/CommonArgs.cpp
--- a/clang/lib/Driver/ToolChains/CommonArgs.cpp
+++ b/clang/lib/Driver/ToolChains/CommonArgs.cpp
@@ -738,6 +738,9 @@
 }
 
 static const char *getAsNeededOption(const ToolChain &TC, bool as_needed) {
+  assert(!TC.getTriple().isOSAIX() &&
+         "AIX linker does not support any form of --as-needed option yet.");
+
   // While the Solaris 11.2 ld added --as-needed/--no-as-needed as aliases
   // for the native forms -z ignore/-z record, they are missing in Illumos,
   // so always use the native form.
@@ -1423,7 +1426,8 @@
 
   LibGccType LGT = getLibGccType(TC, D, Args);
   bool AsNeeded = LGT == LibGccType::UnspecifiedLibGcc &&
-                  !TC.getTriple().isAndroid() && !TC.getTriple().isOSCygMing();
+                  !TC.getTriple().isAndroid() &&
+                  !TC.getTriple().isOSCygMing() && !TC.getTriple().isOSAIX();
   if (AsNeeded)
     CmdArgs.push_back(getAsNeededOption(TC, true));
 
diff --git a/clang/test/Driver/aix-ld.c b/clang/test/Driver/aix-ld.c
--- a/clang/test/Driver/aix-ld.c
+++ b/clang/test/Driver/aix-ld.c
@@ -20,7 +20,9 @@
 // CHECK-LD32-NOT: "-lc++"
 // CHECK-LD32-NOT: "-lc++abi"
 // CHECK-LD32:     "[[RESOURCE_DIR]]{{/|\\\\}}lib{{/|\\\\}}aix{{/|\\\\}}libclang_rt.builtins-powerpc.a"
+// CHECK-LD32-NOT: "--as-needed"
 // CHECK-LD32:     "-lunwind"
+// CHECK-LD32-NOT: "--no-as-needed"
 // CHECK-LD32-NOT: "-lm"
 // CHECK-LD32:     "-lc"
 
@@ -43,7 +45,9 @@
 // CHECK-LD64-NOT: "-lc++"
 // CHECK-LD64-NOT: "-lc++abi"
 // CHECK-LD64:     "[[RESOURCE_DIR]]{{/|\\\\}}lib{{/|\\\\}}aix{{/|\\\\}}libclang_rt.builtins-powerpc64.a"
+// CHECK-LD64-NOT: "--as-needed"
 // CHECK-LD64:     "-lunwind"
+// CHECK-LD64-NOT: "--no-as-needed"
 // CHECK-LD64-NOT: "-lm"
 // CHECK-LD64:     "-lc"
 
@@ -67,7 +71,9 @@
 // CHECK-LD32-PTHREAD-NOT: "-lc++"
 // CHECK-LD32-PTHREAD-NOT: "-lc++abi"
 // CHECK-LD32-PTHREAD:     "[[RESOURCE_DIR]]{{/|\\\\}}lib{{/|\\\\}}aix{{/|\\\\}}libclang_rt.builtins-powerpc.a"
+// CHECK-LD32-PTHREAD-NOT: "--as-needed"
 // CHECK-LD32-PTHREAD:     "-lunwind"
+// CHECK-LD32-PTHREAD-NOT: "--no-as-needed"
 // CHECK-LD32-PTHREAD:     "-lpthreads"
 // CHECK-LD32-PTHREAD-NOT: "-lm"
 // CHECK-LD32-PTHREAD:     "-lc"
@@ -92,7 +98,9 @@
 // CHECK-LD64-PTHREAD-NOT: "-lc++"
 // CHECK-LD64-PTHREAD-NOT: "-lc++abi"
 // CHECK-LD64-PTHREAD:     "[[RESOURCE_DIR]]{{/|\\\\}}lib{{/|\\\\}}aix{{/|\\\\}}libclang_rt.builtins-powerpc64.a"
+// CHECK-LD64-PTHREAD-NOT: "--as-needed"
 // CHECK-LD64-PTHREAD:     "-lunwind"
+// CHECK-LD64-PTHREAD-NOT: "--no-as-needed"
 // CHECK-LD64-PTHREAD:     "-lpthreads"
 // CHECK-LD64-PTHREAD-NOT: "-lm"
 // CHECK-LD64-PTHREAD:     "-lc"
@@ -117,7 +125,9 @@
 // CHECK-LD32-PROF-NOT: "-lc++"
 // CHECK-LD32-PROF-NOT: "-lc++abi"
 // CHECK-LD32-PROF:     "[[RESOURCE_DIR]]{{/|\\\\}}lib{{/|\\\\}}aix{{/|\\\\}}libclang_rt.builtins-powerpc.a"
+// CHECK-LD32-PROF-NOT: "--as-needed"
 // CHECK-LD32-PROF:     "-lunwind"
+// CHECK-LD32-PROF-NOT: "--no-as-needed"
 // CHECK-LD32-PROF-NOT: "-lm"
 // CHECK-LD32-PROF:     "-lc"
 
@@ -141,7 +151,9 @@
 // CHECK-LD64-GPROF-NOT: "-lc++"
 // CHECK-LD64-GPROF-NOT: "-lc++abi"
 // CHECK-LD64-GPROF:     "[[RESOURCE_DIR]]{{/|\\\\}}lib{{/|\\\\}}aix{{/|\\\\}}libclang_rt.builtins-powerpc64.a"
+// CHECK-LD64-GPROF-NOT: "--as-needed"
 // CHECK-LD64-GPROF:     "-lunwind"
+// CHECK-LD64-GPROF-NOT: "--no-as-needed"
 // CHECK-LD64-GPROF-NOT: "-lm"
 // CHECK-LD64-GPROF:     "-lc"
 
@@ -165,7 +177,9 @@
 // CHECK-LD32-STATIC-NOT: "-lc++"
 // CHECK-LD32-STATIC-NOT: "-lc++abi"
 // CHECK-LD32-STATIC:     "[[RESOURCE_DIR]]{{/|\\\\}}lib{{/|\\\\}}aix{{/|\\\\}}libclang_rt.builtins-powerpc.a"
+// CHECK-LD32-STATIC-NOT: "--as-needed"
 // CHECK-LD32-STATIC-NOT: "-lunwind"
+// CHECK-LD32-STATIC-NOT: "--no-as-needed"
 // CHECK-LD32-STATIC-NOT: "-lm"
 // CHECK-LD32-STATIC:     "-lc"
 
@@ -190,7 +204,9 @@
 // CHECK-LD32-LIBP-NOT: "-lc++"
 // CHECK-LD32-LIBP-NOT: "-lc++abi"
 // CHECK-LD32-LIBP:     "[[RESOURCE_DIR]]{{/|\\\\}}lib{{/|\\\\}}aix{{/|\\\\}}libclang_rt.builtins-powerpc.a"
+// CHECK-LD32-LIBP-NOT: "--as-needed"
 // CHECK-LD32-LIBP:     "-lunwind"
+// CHECK-LD32-LIBP-NOT: "--no-as-needed"
 // CHECK-LD32-LIBP-NOT: "-lm"
 // CHECK-LD32-LIBP:     "-lc"
 
@@ -215,7 +231,9 @@
 // CHECK-LD32-NO-STD-LIB-NOT: "-lc++"
 // CHECK-LD32-NO-STD-LIB-NOT: "-lc++abi"
 // CHECK-LD32-NO-STD-LIB-NOT: "[[RESOURCE_DIR]]{{/|\\\\}}lib{{/|\\\\}}aix{{/|\\\\}}libclang_rt.builtins-powerpc.a"
+// CHECK-LD32-NO-STD-LIB-NOT: "--as-needed"
 // CHECK-LD32-NO-STD-LIB-NOT: "-lunwind"
+// CHECK-LD32-NO-STD-LIB-NOT: "--no-as-needed"
 // CHECK-LD32-NO-STD-LIB-NOT: "-lpthreads"
 // CHECK-LD32-NO-STD-LIB-NOT: "-lm"
 // CHECK-LD32-NO-STD-LIB-NOT: "-lc"
@@ -241,7 +259,9 @@
 // CHECK-LD64-NO-DEFAULT-LIBS-NOT: "-lc++"
 // CHECK-LD64-NO-DEFAULT-LIBS-NOT: "-lc++abi"
 // CHECK-LD64-NO-DEFAULT-LIBS-NOT: "[[RESOURCE_DIR]]{{/|\\\\}}lib{{/|\\\\}}aix{{/|\\\\}}libclang_rt.builtins-powerpc64.a"
+// CHECK-LD64-NO-DEFAULT-LIBS-NOT: "--as-needed"
 // CHECK-LD64-NO-DEFAULT-LIBS-NOT: "-lunwind"
+// CHECK-LD64-NO-DEFAULT-LIBS-NOT: "--no-as-needed"
 // CHECK-LD64-NO-DEFAULT-LIBS-NOT: "-lpthreads"
 // CHECK-LD64-NO-DEFAULT-LIBS-NOT: "-lm"
 // CHECK-LD64-NO-DEFAULT-LIBS-NOT: "-lc"
@@ -268,7 +288,9 @@
 // CHECK-LD32-ARG-ORDER-NOT: "-lc++"
 // CHECK-LD32-ARG-ORDER-NOT: "-lc++abi"
 // CHECK-LD32-ARG-ORDER:     "[[RESOURCE_DIR]]{{/|\\\\}}lib{{/|\\\\}}aix{{/|\\\\}}libclang_rt.builtins-powerpc.a"
+// CHECK-LD32-ARG-ORDER-NOT: "--as-needed"
 // CHECK-LD32-ARG-ORDER:     "-lunwind"
+// CHECK-LD32-ARG-ORDER-NOT: "--no-as-needed"
 // CHECK-LD32-ARG-ORDER-NOT: "-lm"
 // CHECK-LD32-ARG-ORDER:     "-lc"
 
@@ -294,7 +316,9 @@
 // CHECK-LD32-CXX-ARG-ORDER:     "-lc++"
 // CHECK-LD32-CXX-ARG-ORDER:     "-lc++abi"
 // CHECK-LD32-CXX-ARG-ORDER:     "[[RESOURCE_DIR]]{{/|\\\\}}lib{{/|\\\\}}aix{{/|\\\\}}libclang_rt.builtins-powerpc.a"
+// CHECK-LD32-CXX-ARG-ORDER-NOT: "--as-needed"
 // CHECK-LD32-CXX-ARG-ORDER:     "-lunwind"
+// CHECK-LD32-CXX-ARG-ORDER-NOT: "--no-as-needed"
 // CHECK-LD32-CXX-ARG-ORDER:     "-lm"
 // CHECK-LD32-CXX-ARG-ORDER:     "-lc"
 
@@ -315,7 +339,9 @@
 // CHECK-LD32-CXX-ARG-LCXX:     "-lc++"
 // CHECK-LD32-CXX-ARG-LCXX:     "-lc++abi"
 // CHECK-LD32-CXX-ARG-LCXX:     "[[RESOURCE_DIR]]{{/|\\\\}}lib{{/|\\\\}}aix{{/|\\\\}}libclang_rt.builtins-powerpc.a"
+// CHECK-LD32-CXX-ARG-LCXX-NOT: "--as-needed"
 // CHECK-LD32-CXX-ARG-LCXX:     "-lunwind"
+// CHECK-LD32-CXX-ARG-LCXX-NOT: "--no-as-needed"
 // CHECK-LD32-CXX-ARG-LCXX:     "-lm"
 // CHECK-LD32-CXX-ARG-LCXX:     "-lc"
 
@@ -336,7 +362,9 @@
 // CHECK-LD64-CXX-ARG-LCXX:     "-lc++"
 // CHECK-LD64-CXX-ARG-LCXX:     "-lc++abi"
 // CHECK-LD64-CXX-ARG-LCXX:     "[[RESOURCE_DIR]]{{/|\\\\}}lib{{/|\\\\}}aix{{/|\\\\}}libclang_rt.builtins-powerpc64.a"
+// CHECK-LD64-CXX-ARG-LCXX-NOT: "--as-needed"
 // CHECK-LD64-CXX-ARG-LCXX:     "-lunwind"
+// CHECK-LD64-CXX-ARG-LCXX-NOT: "--no-as-needed"
 // CHECK-LD64-CXX-ARG-LCXX:     "-lm"
 // CHECK-LD64-CXX-ARG-LCXX:     "-lc"
 
@@ -358,7 +386,9 @@
 // CHECK-LD32-NODEFLIB-LCXX-NOT: "-lc++"
 // CHECK-LD32-NODEFLIB-LCXX-NOT: "-lc++abi"
 // CHECK-LD32-NODEFLIB-LCXX-NOT: "[[RESOURCE_DIR]]{{/|\\\\}}lib{{/|\\\\}}aix{{/|\\\\}}libclang_rt.builtins-powerpc.a"
+// CHECK-LD32-NODEFLIB-LCXX-NOT: "--as-needed"
 // CHECK-LD32-NODEFLIB-LCXX-NOT: "-lunwind"
+// CHECK-LD32-NODEFLIB-LCXX-NOT: "--no-as-needed"
 // CHECK-LD32-NODEFLIB-LCXX-NOT: "-lm"
 // CHECK-LD32-NODEFLIB-LCXX-NOT: "-lc"
 
@@ -380,7 +410,9 @@
 // CHECK-LD64-NODEFLIB-LCXX-NOT: "-lc++"
 // CHECK-LD64-NODEFLIB-LCXX-NOT: "-lc++abi"
 // CHECK-LD64-NODEFLIB-LCXX-NOT: "[[RESOURCE_DIR]]{{/|\\\\}}lib{{/|\\\\}}aix{{/|\\\\}}libclang_rt.builtins-powerpc64.a"
+// CHECK-LD64-NODEFLIB-LCXX-NOT: "--as-needed"
 // CHECK-LD64-NODEFLIB-LCXX-NOT: "-lunwind"
+// CHECK-LD64-NODEFLIB-LCXX-NOT: "--no-as-needed"
 // CHECK-LD64-NODEFLIB-LCXX-NOT: "-lm"
 // CHECK-LD64-NODEFLIB-LCXX-NOT: "-lc"
 
@@ -402,7 +434,9 @@
 // CHECK-LD32-NOSTDLIB-LCXX-NOT: "-lc++"
 // CHECK-LD32-NOSTDLIB-LCXX-NOT: "-lc++abi"
 // CHECK-LD32-NOSTDLIB-LCXX-NOT: "[[RESOURCE_DIR]]{{/|\\\\}}lib{{/|\\\\}}aix{{/|\\\\}}libclang_rt.builtins-powerpc.a"
+// CHECK-LD32-NOSTDLIB-LCXX-NOT: "--as-needed"
 // CHECK-LD32-NOSTDLIB-LCXX-NOT: "-lunwind"
+// CHECK-LD32-NOSTDLIB-LCXX-NOT: "--no-as-needed"
 // CHECK-LD32-NOSTDLIB-LCXX-NOT: "-lm"
 // CHECK-LD32-NOSTDLIB-LCXX-NOT: "-lc"
 
@@ -424,7 +458,9 @@
 // CHECK-LD64-NOSTDLIB-LCXX-NOT: "-lc++"
 // CHECK-LD64-NOSTDLIB-LCXX-NOT: "-lc++abi"
 // CHECK-LD64-NOSTDLIB-LCXX-NOT: "[[RESOURCE_DIR]]{{/|\\\\}}lib{{/|\\\\}}aix{{/|\\\\}}libclang_rt.builtins-powerpc64.a"
+// CHECK-LD64-NOSTDLIB-LCXX-NOT: "--as-needed"
 // CHECK-LD64-NOSTDLIB-LCXX-NOT: "-lunwind"
+// CHECK-LD64-NOSTDLIB-LCXX-NOT: "--no-as-needed"
 // CHECK-LD64-NOSTDLIB-LCXX-NOT: "-lm"
 // CHECK-LD64-NOSTDLIB-LCXX-NOT: "-lc"
 
@@ -447,7 +483,9 @@
 // CHECK-LD32-NOSTDLIBXX-LCXX-NOT: "-lc++"
 // CHECK-LD32-NOSTDLIBXX-LCXX-NOT: "-lc++abi"
 // CHECK-LD32-NOSTDLIBXX-LCXX:     "[[RESOURCE_DIR]]{{/|\\\\}}lib{{/|\\\\}}aix{{/|\\\\}}libclang_rt.builtins-powerpc.a"
+// CHECK-LD32-NOSTDLIBXX-LCXX-NOT: "--as-needed"
 // CHECK-LD32-NOSTDLIBXX-LCXX:     "-lunwind"
+// CHECK-LD32-NOSTDLIBXX-LCXX-NOT: "--no-as-needed"
 // CHECK-LD32-NOSTDLIBXX-LCXX:     "-lm"
 // CHECK-LD32-NOSTDLIBXX-LCXX:     "-lc"
 
@@ -469,7 +507,9 @@
 // CHECK-LD64-NOSTDLIBXX-LCXX-NOT: "-lc++"
 // CHECK-LD64-NOSTDLIBXX-LCXX-NOT: "-lc++abi"
 // CHECK-LD64-NOSTDLIBXX-LCXX:     "[[RESOURCE_DIR]]{{/|\\\\}}lib{{/|\\\\}}aix{{/|\\\\}}libclang_rt.builtins-powerpc64.a"
+// CHECK-LD64-NOSTDLIBXX-LCXX-NOT: "--as-needed"
 // CHECK-LD64-NOSTDLIBXX-LCXX:     "-lunwind"
+// CHECK-LD64-NOSTDLIBXX-LCXX-NOT: "--no-as-needed"
 // CHECK-LD64-NOSTDLIBXX-LCXX:     "-lm"
 // CHECK-LD64-NOSTDLIBXX-LCXX:     "-lc"
 
@@ -491,7 +531,9 @@
 // CHECK-LD32-NOSTARTFILES-LCXX:     "-lc++"
 // CHECK-LD32-NOSTARTFILES-LCXX:     "-lc++abi"
 // CHECK-LD32-NOSTARTFILES-LCXX:     "[[RESOURCE_DIR]]{{/|\\\\}}lib{{/|\\\\}}aix{{/|\\\\}}libclang_rt.builtins-powerpc.a"
+// CHECK-LD32-NOSTARTFILES-LCXX-NOT: "--as-needed"
 // CHECK-LD32-NOSTARTFILES-LCXX:     "-lunwind"
+// CHECK-LD32-NOSTARTFILES-LCXX-NOT: "--no-as-needed"
 // CHECK-LD32-NOSTARTFILES-LCXX:     "-lm"
 // CHECK-LD32-NOSTARTFILES-LCXX:     "-lc"
 
@@ -513,7 +555,9 @@
 // CHECK-LD64-NOSTARTFILES-LCXX:     "-lc++"
 // CHECK-LD64-NOSTARTFILES-LCXX:     "-lc++abi"
 // CHECK-LD64-NOSTARTFILES-LCXX:     "[[RESOURCE_DIR]]{{/|\\\\}}lib{{/|\\\\}}aix{{/|\\\\}}libclang_rt.builtins-powerpc64.a"
+// CHECK-LD64-NOSTARTFILES-LCXX-NOT: "--as-needed"
 // CHECK-LD64-NOSTARTFILES-LCXX:     "-lunwind"
+// CHECK-LD64-NOSTARTFILES-LCXX-NOT: "--no-as-needed"
 // CHECK-LD64-NOSTARTFILES-LCXX:     "-lm"
 // CHECK-LD64-NOSTARTFILES-LCXX:     "-lc"
 
@@ -552,7 +596,9 @@
 // CHECK-LD32-SHARED:     "-lc++"
 // CHECK-LD32-SHARED:     "-lc++abi"
 // CHECK-LD32-SHARED:     "[[RESOURCE_DIR]]{{/|\\\\}}lib{{/|\\\\}}aix{{/|\\\\}}libclang_rt.builtins-powerpc.a"
+// CHECK-LD32-SHARED-NOT: "--as-needed"
 // CHECK-LD32-SHARED:     "-lunwind"
+// CHECK-LD32-SHARED-NOT: "--no-as-needed"
 // CHECK-LD32-SHARED:     "-lm"
 // CHECK-LD32-SHARED:     "-lc"
 
@@ -576,6 +622,8 @@
 // CHECK-LD64-SHARED:     "-lc++"
 // CHECK-LD64-SHARED:     "-lc++abi"
 // CHECK-LD64-SHARED:     "[[RESOURCE_DIR]]{{/|\\\\}}lib{{/|\\\\}}aix{{/|\\\\}}libclang_rt.builtins-powerpc64.a"
+// CHECK-LD64-SHARED-NOT: "--as-needed"
 // CHECK-LD64-SHARED:     "-lunwind"
+// CHECK-LD64-SHARED-NOT: "--no-as-needed"
 // CHECK-LD64-SHARED:     "-lm"
 // CHECK-LD64-SHARED:     "-lc"