diff --git a/clang/lib/Driver/ToolChains/AIX.cpp b/clang/lib/Driver/ToolChains/AIX.cpp
--- a/clang/lib/Driver/ToolChains/AIX.cpp
+++ b/clang/lib/Driver/ToolChains/AIX.cpp
@@ -98,6 +98,25 @@
     CmdArgs.push_back("-bnoentry");
   }
 
+  // Specify PGO linker option
+  if ((Args.hasFlag(options::OPT_fprofile_arcs, options::OPT_fno_profile_arcs,
+                    false) ||
+       Args.hasFlag(options::OPT_fprofile_generate,
+                    options::OPT_fno_profile_generate, false) ||
+       Args.hasFlag(options::OPT_fprofile_generate_EQ,
+                    options::OPT_fno_profile_generate, false) ||
+       Args.hasFlag(options::OPT_fprofile_instr_generate,
+                    options::OPT_fno_profile_instr_generate, false) ||
+       Args.hasFlag(options::OPT_fprofile_instr_generate_EQ,
+                    options::OPT_fno_profile_instr_generate, false) ||
+       Args.hasFlag(options::OPT_fcs_profile_generate,
+                    options::OPT_fno_profile_generate, false) ||
+       Args.hasFlag(options::OPT_fcs_profile_generate_EQ,
+                    options::OPT_fno_profile_generate, false) ||
+       Args.hasArg(options::OPT_fcreate_profile) ||
+       Args.hasArg(options::OPT_coverage)))
+    CmdArgs.push_back("-bdbg:namedcsects");
+
   // Specify linker output file.
   assert((Output.isFilename() || Output.isNothing()) && "Invalid output.");
   if (Output.isFilename()) {
diff --git a/clang/lib/Driver/ToolChains/Clang.cpp b/clang/lib/Driver/ToolChains/Clang.cpp
--- a/clang/lib/Driver/ToolChains/Clang.cpp
+++ b/clang/lib/Driver/ToolChains/Clang.cpp
@@ -795,11 +795,6 @@
   }
 
   if (TC.getTriple().isOSAIX()) {
-    if (PGOGenerateArg)
-      if (!D.isUsingLTO(false /*IsDeviceOffloadAction */) ||
-          D.getLTOMode() != LTOK_Full)
-        D.Diag(clang::diag::err_drv_argument_only_allowed_with)
-            << PGOGenerateArg->getSpelling() << "-flto";
     if (ProfileGenerateArg)
       D.Diag(diag::err_drv_unsupported_opt_for_target)
           << ProfileGenerateArg->getSpelling() << TC.getTriple().str();
diff --git a/clang/test/Driver/unsupported-option.c b/clang/test/Driver/unsupported-option.c
--- a/clang/test/Driver/unsupported-option.c
+++ b/clang/test/Driver/unsupported-option.c
@@ -14,14 +14,6 @@
 // RUN: FileCheck %s --check-prefix=AIX-PROFILE-SAMPLE
 // AIX-PROFILE-SAMPLE: error: unsupported option '-fprofile-sample-use=' for target
 
-// RUN: not %clang -fprofile-generate --target=powerpc-ibm-aix %s 2>&1 | \
-// RUN: FileCheck %s --check-prefix=AIX-PROFILE-LTO
-// AIX-PROFILE-LTO: error: invalid argument '-fprofile-generate' only allowed with '-flto'
-
-// RUN: not %clang -fprofile-generate -flto=thin --target=powerpc64-ibm-aix %s 2>&1 | \
-// RUN: FileCheck %s --check-prefix=AIX-PROFILE-THINLTO
-// AIX-PROFILE-THINLTO: error: invalid argument '-fprofile-generate' only allowed with '-flto'
-
 // RUN: not %clang --target=powerpc-ibm-aix %s -mlong-double-128 2>&1 | \
 // RUN: FileCheck %s --check-prefix=AIX-LONGDOUBLE128-ERR
 // AIX-LONGDOUBLE128-ERR: error: unsupported option '-mlong-double-128' for target 'powerpc-ibm-aix'