diff --git a/clang/include/clang/Basic/DiagnosticSemaKinds.td b/clang/include/clang/Basic/DiagnosticSemaKinds.td
--- a/clang/include/clang/Basic/DiagnosticSemaKinds.td
+++ b/clang/include/clang/Basic/DiagnosticSemaKinds.td
@@ -992,6 +992,8 @@
   "'#pragma %0' can only appear at file scope">;
 def err_pragma_alloc_text_c_linkage: Error<
   "'#pragma alloc_text' is applicable only to functions with C linkage">;
+def err_pragma_alloc_text_not_function: Error<
+  "'#pragma alloc_text' is applicable only to functions">;
 
 def warn_pragma_unused_undeclared_var : Warning<
   "undeclared variable %0 used as an argument for '#pragma unused'">,
diff --git a/clang/lib/Sema/SemaAttr.cpp b/clang/lib/Sema/SemaAttr.cpp
--- a/clang/lib/Sema/SemaAttr.cpp
+++ b/clang/lib/Sema/SemaAttr.cpp
@@ -810,8 +810,13 @@
       return;
     }
 
-    DeclContext *DC = ND->getDeclContext();
-    if (getLangOpts().CPlusPlus && !DC->isExternCContext()) {
+    auto *FD = dyn_cast<FunctionDecl>(ND->getCanonicalDecl());
+    if (!FD) {
+      Diag(Loc, diag::err_pragma_alloc_text_not_function);
+      return;
+    }
+
+    if (getLangOpts().CPlusPlus && !FD->isInExternCContext()) {
       Diag(Loc, diag::err_pragma_alloc_text_c_linkage);
       return;
     }
diff --git a/clang/test/Sema/pragma-ms-alloc-text.c b/clang/test/Sema/pragma-ms-alloc-text.c
--- a/clang/test/Sema/pragma-ms-alloc-text.c
+++ b/clang/test/Sema/pragma-ms-alloc-text.c
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 // RUN: %clang_cc1 -fms-extensions -fsyntax-only -verify %s
 
 void foo();
-#pragma alloc_text("hello", foo) // expected-no-diagnostics
+#pragma alloc_text("hello", foo) // no-error
 void foo() {}
 
 static void foo1();
-#pragma alloc_text("hello", foo1) // expected-no-diagnostics
+#pragma alloc_text("hello", foo1) // no-error
 void foo1() {}
+
+int foo2;
+#pragma alloc_text(c, foo2) // expected-error {{'#pragma alloc_text' is applicable only to functions}}
diff --git a/clang/test/Sema/pragma-ms-alloc-text.cpp b/clang/test/Sema/pragma-ms-alloc-text.cpp
--- a/clang/test/Sema/pragma-ms-alloc-text.cpp
+++ b/clang/test/Sema/pragma-ms-alloc-text.cpp
@@ -40,3 +40,20 @@
 #pragma alloc_text(c, foo6) // no-warning
 void foo6() {}
 }
+
+extern "C" {
+static void foo7();
+}
+static void foo7();
+#pragma alloc_text(c, foo7) // no-warning
+void foo7() {}
+
+static void foo8();
+extern "C" {
+static void foo8();
+}
+#pragma alloc_text(c, foo8) // expected-error {{'#pragma alloc_text' is applicable only to functions with C linkage}}
+void foo8() {}
+
+enum foo9 { A, B, C };
+#pragma alloc_text(c, foo9) // expected-error {{'#pragma alloc_text' is applicable only to functions}}