diff --git a/clang/lib/Sema/SemaDecl.cpp b/clang/lib/Sema/SemaDecl.cpp
--- a/clang/lib/Sema/SemaDecl.cpp
+++ b/clang/lib/Sema/SemaDecl.cpp
@@ -9969,8 +9969,8 @@
 
   if (getLangOpts().OpenCL && NewFD->hasAttr<OpenCLKernelAttr>()) {
     // OpenCL v1.2 s6.8 static is invalid for kernel functions.
-    if ((getLangOpts().OpenCLVersion >= 120)
-        && (SC == SC_Static)) {
+    if ((getLangOpts().getOpenCLCompatibleVersion() >= 120) &&
+        (SC == SC_Static)) {
       Diag(D.getIdentifierLoc(), diag::err_static_kernel);
       D.setInvalidType();
     }
diff --git a/clang/test/SemaOpenCL/storageclass-cl20.cl b/clang/test/SemaOpenCL/storageclass-cl20.cl
--- a/clang/test/SemaOpenCL/storageclass-cl20.cl
+++ b/clang/test/SemaOpenCL/storageclass-cl20.cl
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 // RUN: %clang_cc1 %s -verify -pedantic -fsyntax-only -cl-std=CL2.0
+// RUN: %clang_cc1 %s -verify -pedantic -fsyntax-only -cl-std=clc++1.0
 
 int G2 = 0;
 global int G3 = 0;
@@ -18,6 +19,9 @@
 extern private float g_private_extern_var; // expected-error {{extern variable must reside in global or constant address space}}
 extern generic float g_generic_extern_var; // expected-error {{extern variable must reside in global or constant address space}}
 
+static void kernel bar() { // expected-error{{kernel functions cannot be declared static}}
+}
+
 void kernel foo() {
   constant int L1 = 0;
   local int L2;