diff --git a/clang/lib/AST/Decl.cpp b/clang/lib/AST/Decl.cpp
--- a/clang/lib/AST/Decl.cpp
+++ b/clang/lib/AST/Decl.cpp
@@ -787,10 +787,6 @@
     // Note that we don't want to make the variable non-external
     // because of this, but unique-external linkage suits us.
 
-    // We need variables inside OpenMP declare target directives to be visible.
-    if (OMPDeclareTargetDeclAttr::isDeclareTargetDeclaration(Var))
-      return LinkageInfo::external();
-
     if (Context.getLangOpts().CPlusPlus && !isFirstInExternCContext(Var) &&
         !IgnoreVarTypeLinkage) {
       LinkageInfo TypeLV = getLVForType(*Var->getType(), computation);
@@ -917,9 +913,9 @@
   if (!isExternallyVisible(LV.getLinkage()))
     return LinkageInfo(LV.getLinkage(), DefaultVisibility, false);
 
-  // Mark the symbols as hidden when compiling for the device.
+  // Mark the symbols as protected when compiling for the device.
   if (Context.getLangOpts().OpenMP && Context.getLangOpts().OpenMPIsDevice)
-    LV.mergeVisibility(HiddenVisibility, /*newExplicit=*/false);
+    LV.mergeVisibility(ProtectedVisibility, /*newExplicit=*/false);
 
   return LV;
 }
@@ -1075,11 +1071,6 @@
   // Finally, merge in information from the class.
   LV.mergeMaybeWithVisibility(classLV, considerClassVisibility);
 
-  // We need variables inside OpenMP declare target directives to be visible.
-  if (const VarDecl *VD = dyn_cast<VarDecl>(D))
-    if (OMPDeclareTargetDeclAttr::isDeclareTargetDeclaration(VD))
-      return LinkageInfo(LV.getLinkage(), DefaultVisibility, false);
-
   return LV;
 }
 
diff --git a/clang/test/OpenMP/declare_target_codegen.cpp b/clang/test/OpenMP/declare_target_codegen.cpp
--- a/clang/test/OpenMP/declare_target_codegen.cpp
+++ b/clang/test/OpenMP/declare_target_codegen.cpp
@@ -26,26 +26,25 @@
 // CHECK-NOT: define {{.*}}{{baz1|baz4|maini1|Base|virtual_}}
 // CHECK-DAG: Bake
 // CHECK-NOT: @{{hhh|ggg|fff|eee}} =
-// CHECK-DAG: @flag = global i8 undef,
+// CHECK-DAG: @flag = protected global i8 undef,
 // CHECK-DAG: @aaa = external global i32,
-// CHECK-DAG: @bbb = global i32 0,
+// CHECK-DAG: @bbb ={{ protected | }}global i32 0,
 // CHECK-DAG: weak constant %struct.__tgt_offload_entry { i8* bitcast (i32* @bbb to i8*),
 // CHECK-DAG: @ccc = external global i32,
-// CHECK-DAG: @ddd = global i32 0,
+// CHECK-DAG: @ddd ={{ protected | }}global i32 0,
 // CHECK-DAG: @hhh_decl_tgt_ref_ptr = weak global i32* null
 // CHECK-DAG: @ggg_decl_tgt_ref_ptr = weak global i32* null
 // CHECK-DAG: @fff_decl_tgt_ref_ptr = weak global i32* null
 // CHECK-DAG: @eee_decl_tgt_ref_ptr = weak global i32* null
 // CHECK-DAG: @{{.*}}maini1{{.*}}aaa = internal global i64 23,
 // CHECK-DAG: @pair = {{.*}}addrspace(3) global %struct.PAIR undef
-// CHECK-DAG: @_ZN2SS3SSSE = global i32 1,
-// CHECK-DAG: @b = global i32 15,
-// CHECK-DAG: @d = global i32 0,
+// CHECK-DAG: @b ={{ protected | }}global i32 15,
+// CHECK-DAG: @d ={{ protected | }}global i32 0,
 // CHECK-DAG: @c = external global i32,
-// CHECK-DAG: @globals = global %struct.S zeroinitializer,
+// CHECK-DAG: @globals ={{ protected | }}global %struct.S zeroinitializer,
 // CHECK-DAG: [[STAT:@.+stat]] = internal global %struct.S zeroinitializer,
 // CHECK-DAG: [[STAT_REF:@.+]] = internal constant %struct.S* [[STAT]]
-// CHECK-DAG: @out_decl_target = global i32 0,
+// CHECK-DAG: @out_decl_target ={{ protected | }}global i32 0,
 // CHECK-DAG: @llvm.used = appending global [2 x i8*] [i8* bitcast (void ()* @__omp_offloading__{{.+}}_globals_l[[@LINE+84]]_ctor to i8*), i8* bitcast (void ()* @__omp_offloading__{{.+}}_stat_l[[@LINE+85]]_ctor to i8*)],
 // CHECK-DAG: @llvm.compiler.used = appending global [1 x i8*] [i8* bitcast (%struct.S** [[STAT_REF]] to i8*)],
 
@@ -284,11 +283,4 @@
   X->emitted();
 }
 #pragma omp end declare target
-
-struct SS {
-#pragma omp declare target
-  static int SSS;
-#pragma omp end declare target
-};
-int SS::SSS = 1;
 #endif
diff --git a/clang/test/OpenMP/nvptx_declare_target_var_ctor_dtor_codegen.cpp b/clang/test/OpenMP/nvptx_declare_target_var_ctor_dtor_codegen.cpp
--- a/clang/test/OpenMP/nvptx_declare_target_var_ctor_dtor_codegen.cpp
+++ b/clang/test/OpenMP/nvptx_declare_target_var_ctor_dtor_codegen.cpp
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@
 // SIMD-ONLY-NOT: {{__kmpc|__tgt}}
 
 // DEVICE-DAG: [[C_ADDR:.+]] = internal global i32 0,
-// DEVICE-DAG: [[CD_ADDR:@.+]] ={{ hidden | }}global %struct.S zeroinitializer,
+// DEVICE-DAG: [[CD_ADDR:@.+]] ={{ protected | }}global %struct.S zeroinitializer,
 // HOST-DAG: @[[C_ADDR:.+]] = internal global i32 0,
-// HOST-DAG: @[[CD_ADDR:.+]] ={{( hidden | dso_local)?}} global %struct.S zeroinitializer,
+// HOST-DAG: @[[CD_ADDR:.+]] ={{( protected | dso_local)?}} global %struct.S zeroinitializer,
 
 #pragma omp declare target
 int foo() { return 0; }
@@ -34,12 +34,12 @@
 #pragma omp declare target (bar)
 int caz() { return 0; }
 
-// DEVICE-DAG: define{{ hidden | }}noundef i32 [[FOO:@.*foo.*]]()
-// DEVICE-DAG: define{{ hidden | }}noundef i32 [[BAR:@.*bar.*]]()
-// DEVICE-DAG: define{{ hidden | }}noundef i32 [[BAZ:@.*baz.*]]()
-// DEVICE-DAG: define{{ hidden | }}noundef i32 [[DOO:@.*doo.*]]()
-// DEVICE-DAG: define{{ hidden | }}noundef i32 [[CAR:@.*car.*]]()
-// DEVICE-DAG: define{{ hidden | }}noundef i32 [[CAZ:@.*caz.*]]()
+// DEVICE-DAG: define{{ protected | }}noundef i32 [[FOO:@.*foo.*]]()
+// DEVICE-DAG: define{{ protected | }}noundef i32 [[BAR:@.*bar.*]]()
+// DEVICE-DAG: define{{ protected | }}noundef i32 [[BAZ:@.*baz.*]]()
+// DEVICE-DAG: define{{ protected | }}noundef i32 [[DOO:@.*doo.*]]()
+// DEVICE-DAG: define{{ protected | }}noundef i32 [[CAR:@.*car.*]]()
+// DEVICE-DAG: define{{ protected | }}noundef i32 [[CAZ:@.*caz.*]]()
 
 static int c = foo() + bar() + baz();
 #pragma omp declare target (c)
diff --git a/clang/test/OpenMP/nvptx_target_pure_deleted_codegen.cpp b/clang/test/OpenMP/nvptx_target_pure_deleted_codegen.cpp
--- a/clang/test/OpenMP/nvptx_target_pure_deleted_codegen.cpp
+++ b/clang/test/OpenMP/nvptx_target_pure_deleted_codegen.cpp
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@
 #define HEADER
 
 // CHECK-NOT: class_type_info
-// CHECK-DAG: @_ZTV7Derived = linkonce_odr hidden unnamed_addr constant { [3 x i8*] } { [3 x i8*] [i8* null, i8* null, i8* bitcast (void (%class.Derived*)* @_ZN7Derived3fooEv to i8*)] }
-// CHECK-DAG: @_ZTV4Base = linkonce_odr hidden unnamed_addr constant { [3 x i8*] } zeroinitializer
+// CHECK-DAG: @_ZTV7Derived = linkonce_odr protected unnamed_addr constant { [3 x i8*] } { [3 x i8*] [i8* null, i8* null, i8* bitcast (void (%class.Derived*)* @_ZN7Derived3fooEv to i8*)] }
+// CHECK-DAG: @_ZTV4Base = linkonce_odr protected unnamed_addr constant { [3 x i8*] } zeroinitializer
 // CHECK-NOT: class_type_info
 class Base {
   public:
diff --git a/clang/test/OpenMP/nvptx_unsupported_type_codegen.cpp b/clang/test/OpenMP/nvptx_unsupported_type_codegen.cpp
--- a/clang/test/OpenMP/nvptx_unsupported_type_codegen.cpp
+++ b/clang/test/OpenMP/nvptx_unsupported_type_codegen.cpp
@@ -34,18 +34,18 @@
 #pragma omp declare target
 T a = T();
 T f = a;
-// CHECK: define{{ hidden | }}void @{{.+}}foo{{.+}}([[T]]* noundef byval([[T]]) align {{.+}})
+// CHECK: define{{ protected | }}void @{{.+}}foo{{.+}}([[T]]* noundef byval([[T]]) align {{.+}})
 void foo(T a = T()) {
   return;
 }
-// CHECK: define{{ hidden | }}[6 x i64] @{{.+}}bar{{.+}}()
+// CHECK: define{{ protected | }}[6 x i64] @{{.+}}bar{{.+}}()
 T bar() {
 // CHECK:      bitcast [[T]]* %{{.+}} to [6 x i64]*
 // CHECK-NEXT: load [6 x i64], [6 x i64]* %{{.+}},
 // CHECK-NEXT: ret [6 x i64]
   return T();
 }
-// CHECK: define{{ hidden | }}void @{{.+}}baz{{.+}}()
+// CHECK: define{{ protected | }}void @{{.+}}baz{{.+}}()
 void baz() {
 // CHECK:      call [6 x i64] @{{.+}}bar{{.+}}()
 // CHECK-NEXT: bitcast [[T]]* %{{.+}} to [6 x i64]*
@@ -54,17 +54,17 @@
 }
 T1 a1 = T1();
 T1 f1 = a1;
-// CHECK: define{{ hidden | }}void @{{.+}}foo1{{.+}}([[T1]]* noundef byval([[T1]]) align {{.+}})
+// CHECK: define{{ protected | }}void @{{.+}}foo1{{.+}}([[T1]]* noundef byval([[T1]]) align {{.+}})
 void foo1(T1 a = T1()) {
   return;
 }
-// CHECK: define{{ hidden | }}[[T1]] @{{.+}}bar1{{.+}}()
+// CHECK: define{{ protected | }}[[T1]] @{{.+}}bar1{{.+}}()
 T1 bar1() {
 // CHECK:      load [[T1]], [[T1]]*
 // CHECK-NEXT: ret [[T1]]
   return T1();
 }
-// CHECK: define{{ hidden | }}void @{{.+}}baz1{{.+}}()
+// CHECK: define{{ protected | }}void @{{.+}}baz1{{.+}}()
 void baz1() {
 // CHECK: call [[T1]] @{{.+}}bar1{{.+}}()
   T1 t = bar1();
diff --git a/clang/test/OpenMP/target_attribute_convergent.cpp b/clang/test/OpenMP/target_attribute_convergent.cpp
--- a/clang/test/OpenMP/target_attribute_convergent.cpp
+++ b/clang/test/OpenMP/target_attribute_convergent.cpp
@@ -9,5 +9,5 @@
 #pragma omp end declare target
 
 // CHECK: Function Attrs: {{.*}}convergent{{.*}}
-// CHECK: define hidden void @_Z3foov() [[ATTRIBUTE_NUMBER:#[0-9]+]]
+// CHECK: define protected void @_Z3foov() [[ATTRIBUTE_NUMBER:#[0-9]+]]
 // CHECK: attributes [[ATTRIBUTE_NUMBER]] = { {{.*}}convergent{{.*}} }