Index: clang/lib/CodeGen/CodeGenTypes.cpp
===================================================================
--- clang/lib/CodeGen/CodeGenTypes.cpp
+++ clang/lib/CodeGen/CodeGenTypes.cpp
@@ -633,7 +633,9 @@
     const ReferenceType *RTy = cast<ReferenceType>(Ty);
     QualType ETy = RTy->getPointeeType();
     llvm::Type *PointeeType = ConvertTypeForMem(ETy);
-    unsigned AS = Context.getTargetAddressSpace(ETy);
+    unsigned AS = PointeeType->isFunctionTy()
+                      ? getDataLayout().getProgramAddressSpace()
+                      : Context.getTargetAddressSpace(ETy);
     ResultType = llvm::PointerType::get(PointeeType, AS);
     break;
   }
Index: clang/test/CodeGenSYCL/functionptr-addressspace.cpp
===================================================================
--- /dev/null
+++ clang/test/CodeGenSYCL/functionptr-addressspace.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+// RUN: %clang_cc1 -fsycl-is-device -emit-llvm -triple spir64 -verify -emit-llvm %s -o - | FileCheck %s
+
+// expected-no-diagnostics
+
+template <typename Name, typename Func>
+__attribute__((sycl_kernel)) void kernel_single_task(const Func &kernelFunc) {
+  kernelFunc();
+}
+
+// CHECK: define dso_local spir_func{{.*}}invoke_function{{.*}}(i32 ()* %fptr, i32 addrspace(4)* %ptr)
+void invoke_function(int (*fptr)(), int *ptr) {}
+
+int f() { return 0; }
+
+int main() {
+  kernel_single_task<class fake_kernel>([=]() {
+    int (*p)() = f;
+    int (&r)() = *p;
+    int a = 10;
+    invoke_function(p, &a);
+    invoke_function(r, &a);
+    invoke_function(f, &a);
+  });
+  return 0;
+}