diff --git a/llvm/lib/Target/AMDGPU/AMDGPULowerModuleLDSPass.cpp b/llvm/lib/Target/AMDGPU/AMDGPULowerModuleLDSPass.cpp
--- a/llvm/lib/Target/AMDGPU/AMDGPULowerModuleLDSPass.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/Target/AMDGPU/AMDGPULowerModuleLDSPass.cpp
@@ -354,6 +354,11 @@
         continue;
       }
 
+      if (GV.isAbsoluteSymbolRef()) {
+        report_fatal_error(
+            "LDS variables with absolute addresses are unimplemented.");
+      }
+
       for (User *V : GV.users()) {
         if (auto *I = dyn_cast<Instruction>(V)) {
           Function *F = I->getFunction();
diff --git a/llvm/test/CodeGen/AMDGPU/lds-reject-absolute-addresses.ll b/llvm/test/CodeGen/AMDGPU/lds-reject-absolute-addresses.ll
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/llvm/test/CodeGen/AMDGPU/lds-reject-absolute-addresses.ll
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+; RUN: not --crash opt -S -mtriple=amdgcn-- -amdgpu-lower-module-lds < %s 2>&1 | FileCheck %s
+; RUN: not --crash opt -S -mtriple=amdgcn-- -passes=amdgpu-lower-module-lds < %s 2>&1 | FileCheck %s
+
+@var1 = addrspace(3) global i32 undef, !absolute_symbol !0
+
+; CHECK: LLVM ERROR: LDS variables with absolute addresses are unimplemented.
+define amdgpu_kernel void @kern() {
+  %val0 = load i32, ptr addrspace(3) @var1
+  %val1 = add i32 %val0, 4
+  store i32 %val1, ptr addrspace(3) @var1
+  ret void
+}
+
+!0 = !{i64 0, i64 1}
+