diff --git a/clang/lib/Driver/ToolChains/AIX.cpp b/clang/lib/Driver/ToolChains/AIX.cpp
--- a/clang/lib/Driver/ToolChains/AIX.cpp
+++ b/clang/lib/Driver/ToolChains/AIX.cpp
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@
   };
 
   if (!Args.hasArg(options::OPT_nostdlib, options::OPT_nostartfiles,
-                   options::OPT_shared)) {
+                   options::OPT_shared, options::OPT_r)) {
     CmdArgs.push_back(
         Args.MakeArgString(ToolChain.GetFilePath(getCrt0Basename())));
 
@@ -232,6 +232,13 @@
     CmdArgs.push_back(Args.MakeArgString(llvm::Twine("-bE:") + ExportList));
   }
 
+  if (Args.hasArg(options::OPT_r)) {
+    const char *Exec = Args.MakeArgString(ToolChain.GetLinkerPath());
+    C.addCommand(std::make_unique<Command>(
+        JA, *this, ResponseFileSupport::None(), Exec, CmdArgs, Inputs, Output));
+    return;
+  }
+
   // Add directory to library search path.
   Args.AddAllArgs(CmdArgs, options::OPT_L);
   ToolChain.AddFilePathLibArgs(Args, CmdArgs);
diff --git a/clang/lib/Driver/ToolChains/CommonArgs.cpp b/clang/lib/Driver/ToolChains/CommonArgs.cpp
--- a/clang/lib/Driver/ToolChains/CommonArgs.cpp
+++ b/clang/lib/Driver/ToolChains/CommonArgs.cpp
@@ -1693,6 +1693,8 @@
   }
   case ToolChain::UNW_CompilerRT:
     if (TC.getTriple().isOSAIX()) {
+      if (Args.hasArg(options::OPT_r))
+        break;
       // AIX only has libunwind as a shared library. So do not pass
       // anything in if -static is specified.
       if (LGT != LibGccType::StaticLibGcc)