diff --git a/clang/include/clang/Driver/Options.td b/clang/include/clang/Driver/Options.td
--- a/clang/include/clang/Driver/Options.td
+++ b/clang/include/clang/Driver/Options.td
@@ -3442,6 +3442,7 @@
   Flags<[CC1Option]>, Group<m_Group>, Values<"none,all,non-leaf">,
   HelpText<"Select return address signing scope">;
 def mbranch_protection_EQ : Joined<["-"], "mbranch-protection=">,
+  Group<m_Group>,
   HelpText<"Enforce targets of indirect branches and function returns">;
 
 def mharden_sls_EQ : Joined<["-"], "mharden-sls=">,
diff --git a/clang/test/Driver/Inputs/main.c b/clang/test/Driver/Inputs/main.c
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/clang/test/Driver/Inputs/main.c
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+int main(int argc, char **argv) {
+  return 0;
+}
diff --git a/clang/test/Driver/aarch64-security-options.c b/clang/test/Driver/aarch64-security-options.c
--- a/clang/test/Driver/aarch64-security-options.c
+++ b/clang/test/Driver/aarch64-security-options.c
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@
 // RUN: %clang -target aarch64--none-eabi -c %s -### -mbranch-protection=bar     2>&1 | \
 // RUN: FileCheck %s --check-prefix=BAD-BP-PROTECTION --check-prefix=WARN
 
+// RUN: %clang -target aarch64--none-eabi -o %t-main.o -mbranch-protection=standard -c %S/Inputs/main.c
+// RUN: %clang -target aarch64--none-eabi -o %t-main -mbranch-protection=standard %t-main.o 2>&1 | \
+// RUN: FileCheck --allow-empty %s --check-prefix=LINKER-DRIVER
+
 // WARN-NOT: warning: ignoring '-mbranch-protection=' option because the 'aarch64' architecture does not support it [-Wbranch-protection]
 
 // RA-OFF: "-msign-return-address=none"
@@ -46,3 +50,7 @@
 
 // BAD-B-KEY-COMBINATION: invalid branch protection option 'b-key' in '-mbranch-protection={{.*}}'
 // BAD-LEAF-COMBINATION: invalid branch protection option 'leaf' in '-mbranch-protection={{.*}}'
+
+// Check that the linker driver doesn't warn about -mbranch-protection=standard
+// as an unused option.
+// LINKER-DRIVER-NOT: warning: