Index: lib/Sema/SemaOpenMP.cpp
===================================================================
--- lib/Sema/SemaOpenMP.cpp
+++ lib/Sema/SemaOpenMP.cpp
@@ -1956,6 +1956,25 @@
   return SR;
 }
 
+static bool CheckCancelRegion(Sema &SemaRef, OpenMPDirectiveKind CurrentRegion,
+                              OpenMPDirectiveKind CancelRegion,
+                              SourceLocation StartLoc) {
+  // CancelRegion is only needed for cancel and cancellation_point.
+  if (CurrentRegion != OMPD_cancel &&
+      CurrentRegion != OMPD_cancellation_point) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  if (CancelRegion != OMPD_parallel && CancelRegion != OMPD_for &&
+      CancelRegion != OMPD_sections && CancelRegion != OMPD_taskgroup) {
+    SemaRef.Diag(StartLoc, diag::err_omp_wrong_cancel_region)
+        << getOpenMPDirectiveName(CancelRegion);
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  return false;
+}
+
 static bool CheckNestingOfRegions(Sema &SemaRef, DSAStackTy *Stack,
                                   OpenMPDirectiveKind CurrentRegion,
                                   const DeclarationNameInfo &CurrentName,
@@ -2256,7 +2275,9 @@
     OpenMPDirectiveKind CancelRegion, ArrayRef<OMPClause *> Clauses,
     Stmt *AStmt, SourceLocation StartLoc, SourceLocation EndLoc) {
   StmtResult Res = StmtError();
-  if (CheckNestingOfRegions(*this, DSAStack, Kind, DirName, CancelRegion,
+  // First CheckCancelRegion which is then used in CheckNestingOfRegions.
+  if (CheckCancelRegion(*this, Kind, CancelRegion, StartLoc) ||
+      CheckNestingOfRegions(*this, DSAStack, Kind, DirName, CancelRegion,
                             StartLoc))
     return StmtError();
 
@@ -5860,12 +5881,6 @@
 Sema::ActOnOpenMPCancellationPointDirective(SourceLocation StartLoc,
                                             SourceLocation EndLoc,
                                             OpenMPDirectiveKind CancelRegion) {
-  if (CancelRegion != OMPD_parallel && CancelRegion != OMPD_for &&
-      CancelRegion != OMPD_sections && CancelRegion != OMPD_taskgroup) {
-    Diag(StartLoc, diag::err_omp_wrong_cancel_region)
-        << getOpenMPDirectiveName(CancelRegion);
-    return StmtError();
-  }
   if (DSAStack->isParentNowaitRegion()) {
     Diag(StartLoc, diag::err_omp_parent_cancel_region_nowait) << 0;
     return StmtError();
@@ -5882,12 +5897,6 @@
                                             SourceLocation StartLoc,
                                             SourceLocation EndLoc,
                                             OpenMPDirectiveKind CancelRegion) {
-  if (CancelRegion != OMPD_parallel && CancelRegion != OMPD_for &&
-      CancelRegion != OMPD_sections && CancelRegion != OMPD_taskgroup) {
-    Diag(StartLoc, diag::err_omp_wrong_cancel_region)
-        << getOpenMPDirectiveName(CancelRegion);
-    return StmtError();
-  }
   if (DSAStack->isParentNowaitRegion()) {
     Diag(StartLoc, diag::err_omp_parent_cancel_region_nowait) << 1;
     return StmtError();
Index: test/OpenMP/cancel_messages.cpp
===================================================================
--- test/OpenMP/cancel_messages.cpp
+++ test/OpenMP/cancel_messages.cpp
@@ -4,8 +4,16 @@
 #pragma omp cancellation       // expected-error {{expected an OpenMP directive}}
 #pragma omp cancel // expected-error {{one of 'for', 'parallel', 'sections' or 'taskgroup' is expected}}
   ;
+#pragma omp parallel
+  {
+#pragma omp cancel // expected-error {{one of 'for', 'parallel', 'sections' or 'taskgroup' is expected}}
+  }
 #pragma omp cancel parallel untied // expected-error {{unexpected OpenMP clause 'untied' in directive '#pragma omp cancel'}}
 #pragma omp cancel unknown         // expected-error {{one of 'for', 'parallel', 'sections' or 'taskgroup' is expected}}
+#pragma omp parallel
+  {
+#pragma omp cancel unknown         // expected-error {{one of 'for', 'parallel', 'sections' or 'taskgroup' is expected}}
+  }
 #pragma omp cancel sections(       // expected-warning {{extra tokens at the end of '#pragma omp cancel' are ignored}}
 #pragma omp cancel for, )          // expected-warning {{extra tokens at the end of '#pragma omp cancel' are ignored}}
 #pragma omp cancel taskgroup()     // expected-warning {{extra tokens at the end of '#pragma omp cancel' are ignored}}
Index: test/OpenMP/cancellation_point_messages.cpp
===================================================================
--- test/OpenMP/cancellation_point_messages.cpp
+++ test/OpenMP/cancellation_point_messages.cpp
@@ -4,8 +4,16 @@
 #pragma omp cancellation       // expected-error {{expected an OpenMP directive}}
 #pragma omp cancellation point // expected-error {{one of 'for', 'parallel', 'sections' or 'taskgroup' is expected}}
   ;
+#pragma omp parallel
+  {
+#pragma omp cancellation point // expected-error {{one of 'for', 'parallel', 'sections' or 'taskgroup' is expected}}
+  }
 #pragma omp cancellation point parallel untied // expected-error {{unexpected OpenMP clause 'untied' in directive '#pragma omp cancellation point'}}
 #pragma omp cancellation point unknown         // expected-error {{one of 'for', 'parallel', 'sections' or 'taskgroup' is expected}}
+#pragma omp parallel
+  {
+#pragma omp cancellation point unknown         // expected-error {{one of 'for', 'parallel', 'sections' or 'taskgroup' is expected}}
+  }
 #pragma omp cancellation point sections(       // expected-warning {{extra tokens at the end of '#pragma omp cancellation point' are ignored}}
 #pragma omp cancellation point for, )          // expected-warning {{extra tokens at the end of '#pragma omp cancellation point' are ignored}}
 #pragma omp cancellation point taskgroup()     // expected-warning {{extra tokens at the end of '#pragma omp cancellation point' are ignored}}