Index: clang/include/clang/Basic/DiagnosticDriverKinds.td
===================================================================
--- clang/include/clang/Basic/DiagnosticDriverKinds.td
+++ clang/include/clang/Basic/DiagnosticDriverKinds.td
@@ -232,6 +232,8 @@
   : Error<"the target architecture '%0' is not supported by the target '%1'">;
 def err_cpu_unsupported_isa
   : Error<"CPU '%0' does not support '%1' execution mode">;
+def err_cpu_unsupported_language
+  : Error<"CPU '%0' does not support '%1' language mode">;
 def err_arch_unsupported_isa
   : Error<"architecture '%0' does not support '%1' execution mode">;
 
Index: clang/lib/Driver/ToolChains/AVR.h
===================================================================
--- clang/lib/Driver/ToolChains/AVR.h
+++ clang/lib/Driver/ToolChains/AVR.h
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
 namespace toolchains {
 
 class LLVM_LIBRARY_VISIBILITY AVRToolChain : public Generic_ELF {
+  std::string AVRMcu;
+
 public:
   AVRToolChain(const Driver &D, const llvm::Triple &Triple,
                const llvm::opt::ArgList &Args);
Index: clang/lib/Driver/ToolChains/AVR.cpp
===================================================================
--- clang/lib/Driver/ToolChains/AVR.cpp
+++ clang/lib/Driver/ToolChains/AVR.cpp
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include "clang/Driver/DriverDiagnostic.h"
 #include "clang/Driver/InputInfo.h"
 #include "clang/Driver/Options.h"
+#include "clang/Driver/Types.h"
 #include "llvm/ADT/Optional.h"
 #include "llvm/ADT/StringExtras.h"
 #include "llvm/ADT/StringSwitch.h"
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@
 #include "llvm/MC/SubtargetFeature.h"
 #include "llvm/Option/ArgList.h"
 #include "llvm/Support/FileSystem.h"
+#include "llvm/Support/Path.h"
 
 using namespace clang::driver;
 using namespace clang::driver::toolchains;
@@ -311,24 +313,26 @@
     : Generic_ELF(D, Triple, Args), LinkStdlib(false) {
   GCCInstallation.init(Triple, Args);
 
+  // Save the CPU name for further checks.
+  AVRMcu = getCPUName(D, Args, Triple);
+
   // Only add default libraries if the user hasn't explicitly opted out.
   if (!Args.hasArg(options::OPT_nostdlib) &&
       !Args.hasArg(options::OPT_nodefaultlibs) &&
       !Args.hasArg(options::OPT_c /* does not apply when not linking */)) {
-    std::string CPU = getCPUName(D, Args, Triple);
 
-    if (CPU.empty()) {
+    if (AVRMcu.empty()) {
       // We cannot link any standard libraries without an MCU specified.
       D.Diag(diag::warn_drv_avr_mcu_not_specified);
     } else {
-      Optional<StringRef> FamilyName = GetMCUFamilyName(CPU);
+      Optional<StringRef> FamilyName = GetMCUFamilyName(AVRMcu);
       Optional<std::string> AVRLibcRoot = findAVRLibcInstallation();
 
       if (!FamilyName.hasValue()) {
         // We do not have an entry for this CPU in the family
         // mapping table yet.
         D.Diag(diag::warn_drv_avr_family_linking_stdlibs_not_implemented)
-            << CPU;
+            << AVRMcu;
       } else if (!GCCInstallation.isValid()) {
         // No avr-gcc found and so no runtime linked.
         D.Diag(diag::warn_drv_avr_gcc_not_found);
@@ -339,7 +343,7 @@
         std::string GCCRoot(GCCInstallation.getInstallPath());
         std::string GCCParentPath(GCCInstallation.getParentLibPath());
         std::string LibcRoot = AVRLibcRoot.getValue();
-        std::string SubPath = GetMCUSubPath(CPU);
+        std::string SubPath = GetMCUSubPath(AVRMcu);
 
         getProgramPaths().push_back(GCCParentPath + "/../bin");
         getFilePaths().push_back(LibcRoot + std::string("/lib/") + SubPath);
@@ -379,6 +383,24 @@
   if (!DriverArgs.hasFlag(options::OPT_fuse_init_array,
                           options::OPT_fno_use_init_array, false))
     CC1Args.push_back("-fno-use-init-array");
+
+  // Search for the main file name.
+  const char *MainFileName = nullptr;
+  for (unsigned I = 0; I < CC1Args.size(); I++)
+    if (StringRef(CC1Args[I]) == "-main-file-name")
+      MainFileName = CC1Args[I + 1];
+  // Report an error if the main input file is not assembly and the avr mcu
+  // belongs to the AVR1 family.
+  if (MainFileName) {
+    llvm::Optional<StringRef> FamilyName = GetMCUFamilyName(AVRMcu);
+    if (FamilyName.hasValue() && *FamilyName == "avr1") {
+      types::ID MainFileId = types::lookupTypeForExtension(
+          llvm::sys::path::extension(MainFileName).drop_front());
+      if (MainFileId != types::TY_Asm)
+        getDriver().Diag(diag::err_cpu_unsupported_language)
+            << AVRMcu << getTypeName(MainFileId);
+    }
+  }
 }
 
 Tool *AVRToolChain::buildLinker() const {
Index: clang/test/Driver/avr-mmcu.c
===================================================================
--- clang/test/Driver/avr-mmcu.c
+++ clang/test/Driver/avr-mmcu.c
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 // A test for the propagation of the -mmcu option to -cc1 and -cc1as
 
-// RUN: %clang -### -target avr -no-canonical-prefixes -mmcu=attiny11 -save-temps %s 2>&1 | FileCheck -check-prefix=CHECK0 %s
-// CHECK0: clang{{.*}} "-cc1" {{.*}} "-target-cpu" "attiny11"
-// CHECK0: clang{{.*}} "-cc1as" {{.*}} "-target-cpu" "attiny11"
+// RUN: %clang -### -target avr -no-canonical-prefixes -mmcu=attiny11 %s 2>&1 | FileCheck -check-prefix=CHECK0 %s
+// CHECK0: error: CPU 'attiny11' does not support 'c' language mode
 
 // RUN: %clang -### -target avr -no-canonical-prefixes -mmcu=at90s2313 -save-temps %s 2>&1 | FileCheck -check-prefix=CHECK1 %s
 // CHECK1: clang{{.*}} "-cc1" {{.*}} "-target-cpu" "at90s2313"