Index: lib/CodeGen/CodeGenModule.h
===================================================================
--- lib/CodeGen/CodeGenModule.h
+++ lib/CodeGen/CodeGenModule.h
@@ -1341,6 +1341,11 @@
   void ConstructDefaultFnAttrList(StringRef Name, bool HasOptnone,
                                   bool AttrOnCallSite,
                                   llvm::AttrBuilder &FuncAttrs);
+
+  /// Check whether the attribute UWTable must be set to emit the unwind table
+  /// for exceptions
+  bool NeedsUnwindTable();
+
 };
 }  // end namespace CodeGen
 }  // end namespace clang
Index: lib/CodeGen/CodeGenModule.cpp
===================================================================
--- lib/CodeGen/CodeGenModule.cpp
+++ lib/CodeGen/CodeGenModule.cpp
@@ -865,13 +865,27 @@
   return true;
 }
 
+// This function needs an unwind table
+bool CodeGenModule::NeedsUnwindTable() {
+  if (CodeGenOpts.UnwindTables)
+    return true;
+
+  llvm::Triple::ArchType Arch = Context.getTargetInfo().getTriple().getArch();
+  return hasUnwindExceptions (LangOpts) &&
+    (Arch == llvm::Triple::arm ||
+     Arch == llvm::Triple::thumb);
+}
+
 void CodeGenModule::SetLLVMFunctionAttributesForDefinition(const Decl *D,
                                                            llvm::Function *F) {
   llvm::AttrBuilder B;
 
-  if (CodeGenOpts.UnwindTables)
+  // Set the attribute if the user requests it or if the language requiers it.
+  if (NeedsUnwindTable())
     B.addAttribute(llvm::Attribute::UWTable);
 
+  // If the module doesn't support exceptions the function cannot throw.
+  // We can have a nothrow function even if unwind tables are required.
   if (!hasUnwindExceptions(LangOpts))
     B.addAttribute(llvm::Attribute::NoUnwind);