diff --git a/llvm/lib/Linker/LinkModules.cpp b/llvm/lib/Linker/LinkModules.cpp
--- a/llvm/lib/Linker/LinkModules.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/Linker/LinkModules.cpp
@@ -379,6 +379,12 @@
        GV.hasAvailableExternallyLinkage()))
     return false;
 
+  // Drop nocallback attribute while linking because it is treated as a hint on
+  // the module level.
+  if (auto *F = dyn_cast<Function>(&GV))
+    if (!F->isIntrinsic())
+      F->removeFnAttr(llvm::Attribute::NoCallback);
+
   if (GV.isDeclaration())
     return false;
 
diff --git a/llvm/test/Linker/Inputs/drop-attribute.ll b/llvm/test/Linker/Inputs/drop-attribute.ll
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/llvm/test/Linker/Inputs/drop-attribute.ll
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+define void @test_nocallback_declaration_definition_linked_in() {
+entry:
+  ret void
+}
diff --git a/llvm/test/Linker/drop-attribute.ll b/llvm/test/Linker/drop-attribute.ll
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/llvm/test/Linker/drop-attribute.ll
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+; RUN: llvm-link %s %p/Inputs/drop-attribute.ll -S -o - | FileCheck %s
+
+; Test case that checks that nocallback attribute is dropped during linking.
+
+; CHECK: define i32 @main()
+define i32 @main() {
+entry:
+  call void @test_nocallback_definition()
+  call float @llvm.sqrt.f32(float undef)
+  call void @test_nocallback_declaration_definition_not_linked_in()
+  call void @test_nocallback_declaration_definition_linked_in()
+  ret i32 0
+}
+
+; Test that checks that nocallback attribute on a definition is dropped.
+; CHECK: define void @test_nocallback_definition()
+define void @test_nocallback_definition() nocallback {
+  ret void
+}
+
+; Test that checks that nocallback attribute on an intrinsic is NOT dropped.
+; CHECK: ; Function Attrs: nocallback nofree nosync nounwind speculatable willreturn
+; CHECK-NEXT: declare float @llvm.sqrt.f32(float) #0
+declare float @llvm.sqrt.f32(float) nocallback
+
+; Test that checks that nocallback attribute on a declaration when a definition is not linked in is dropped.
+; CHECK: declare void @test_nocallback_declaration_definition_not_linked_in(){{$}}
+declare void @test_nocallback_declaration_definition_not_linked_in() nocallback
+
+; Test that checks that nocallback attribute on a declaration when a definition is linked in is dropped.
+declare void @test_nocallback_declaration_definition_linked_in() nocallback
+
+; CHECK: define void @test_nocallback_declaration_definition_linked_in()