diff --git a/clang/tools/clang-offload-wrapper/ClangOffloadWrapper.cpp b/clang/tools/clang-offload-wrapper/ClangOffloadWrapper.cpp
--- a/clang/tools/clang-offload-wrapper/ClangOffloadWrapper.cpp
+++ b/clang/tools/clang-offload-wrapper/ClangOffloadWrapper.cpp
@@ -587,6 +587,9 @@
 } // anonymous namespace
 
 int main(int argc, const char **argv) {
+  // Embedded elf notes does not work on nvptx, disabling it globally while
+  // a fix is worked on offline
+  const bool EmbedElfNotes = false;
   sys::PrintStackTraceOnErrorSignal(argv[0]);
 
   cl::HideUnrelatedOptions(ClangOffloadWrapperCategory);
@@ -630,7 +633,7 @@
       return 1;
     }
     std::unique_ptr<MemoryBuffer> Buffer(std::move(*BufOrErr));
-    if (File != "-") {
+    if (EmbedElfNotes && File != "-") {
       // Adding ELF notes for STDIN is not supported yet.
       Buffer = Wrapper.addELFNotes(std::move(Buffer), File);
     }