diff --git a/clang/lib/CodeGen/CodeGenModule.cpp b/clang/lib/CodeGen/CodeGenModule.cpp
--- a/clang/lib/CodeGen/CodeGenModule.cpp
+++ b/clang/lib/CodeGen/CodeGenModule.cpp
@@ -598,7 +598,7 @@
     llvm::ArrayType *ATy = llvm::ArrayType::get(Int8PtrTy, UsedArray.size());
 
     auto *GV = new llvm::GlobalVariable(
-        getModule(), ATy, false, llvm::GlobalValue::AppendingLinkage,
+        getModule(), ATy, false, llvm::GlobalValue::InternalLinkage,
         llvm::ConstantArray::get(ATy, UsedArray), "__clang_gpu_used_external");
     addCompilerUsedGlobal(GV);
   }
diff --git a/clang/test/CodeGenCUDA/host-used-extern.cu b/clang/test/CodeGenCUDA/host-used-extern.cu
--- a/clang/test/CodeGenCUDA/host-used-extern.cu
+++ b/clang/test/CodeGenCUDA/host-used-extern.cu
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
 #include "Inputs/cuda.h"
 
-// CHECK-LABEL: @__clang_gpu_used_external = appending {{.*}}global
+// CHECK-LABEL: @__clang_gpu_used_external = internal {{.*}}global
 // CHECK-DAG: @_Z7kernel1v
 // CHECK-DAG: @_Z7kernel4v
 // CHECK-DAG: @var1