diff --git a/llvm/include/llvm/IR/GlobalIFunc.h b/llvm/include/llvm/IR/GlobalIFunc.h
--- a/llvm/include/llvm/IR/GlobalIFunc.h
+++ b/llvm/include/llvm/IR/GlobalIFunc.h
@@ -84,6 +84,11 @@
     return FunctionType::get(IFuncValTy->getPointerTo(), false);
   }
 
+  static bool isValidLinkage(LinkageTypes L) {
+    return isExternalLinkage(L) || isLocalLinkage(L) || isWeakLinkage(L) ||
+           isLinkOnceLinkage(L);
+  }
+
   // Methods for support type inquiry through isa, cast, and dyn_cast:
   static bool classof(const Value *V) {
     return V->getValueID() == Value::GlobalIFuncVal;
diff --git a/llvm/lib/IR/Verifier.cpp b/llvm/lib/IR/Verifier.cpp
--- a/llvm/lib/IR/Verifier.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/IR/Verifier.cpp
@@ -836,13 +836,19 @@
 }
 
 void Verifier::visitGlobalIFunc(const GlobalIFunc &GI) {
+  Assert(GlobalIFunc::isValidLinkage(GI.getLinkage()),
+         "IFunc should have private, internal, linkonce, weak, linkonce_odr, "
+         "weak_odr, or external linkage!",
+         &GI);
   // Pierce through ConstantExprs and GlobalAliases and check that the resolver
-  // has a Function 
+  // is a Function definition.
   const Function *Resolver = GI.getResolverFunction();
   Assert(Resolver, "IFunc must have a Function resolver", &GI);
+  Assert(!Resolver->isDeclarationForLinker(),
+         "IFunc resolver must be a definition", &GI);
 
   // Check that the immediate resolver operand (prior to any bitcasts) has the
-  // correct type
+  // correct type.
   const Type *ResolverTy = GI.getResolver()->getType();
   const Type *ResolverFuncTy =
       GlobalIFunc::getResolverFunctionType(GI.getValueType());
diff --git a/llvm/test/Verifier/ifunc.ll b/llvm/test/Verifier/ifunc.ll
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/llvm/test/Verifier/ifunc.ll
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+; RUN:  not llvm-as %s -o /dev/null 2>&1 | FileCheck %s
+
+define void ()* @resolver() {
+  ret void ()* null
+}
+
+@inval_linkage = extern_weak ifunc void (), void ()* ()* @resolver
+; CHECK: IFunc should have {{.*}} linkage!
+; CHECK-NEXT: @inval_linkage
+
+@g = external global i32
+@inval_objtype = ifunc void (), bitcast(i32* @g to void ()* ()*)
+; CHECK: IFunc must have a Function resolver
+
+declare void ()* @resolver_decl()
+@inval_resolver_decl = ifunc void (), void ()* ()* @resolver_decl
+; CHECK: IFunc resolver must be a definition
+; CHECK-NEXT: @inval_resolver_decl
+
+define available_externally void ()* @resolver_linker_decl() {
+  ret void ()* null
+}
+@inval_resolver_decl2 = ifunc void (), void ()* ()* @resolver_linker_decl
+; CHECK: IFunc resolver must be a definition
+; CHECK-NEXT: @inval_resolver_decl2
+
+@inval_resolver_type = ifunc i32 (), void ()* ()* @resolver
+; CHECK: IFunc resolver has incorrect type
+; CHECK-NEXT: @inval_resolver_type