Index: CMakeLists.txt
===================================================================
--- CMakeLists.txt
+++ CMakeLists.txt
@@ -548,7 +548,8 @@
   set(LLVM_ADD_NATIVE_VISUALIZERS_TO_SOLUTION FALSE CACHE INTERNAL "For Visual Studio 2013, manually copy natvis files to Documents\\Visual Studio 2013\\Visualizers" FORCE)
 endif()
 
-if (LLVM_BUILD_INSTRUMENTED OR LLVM_BUILD_INSTRUMENTED_COVERAGE)
+if (LLVM_BUILD_INSTRUMENTED OR LLVM_BUILD_INSTRUMENTED_COVERAGE OR
+    LLVM_ENABLE_IR_PGO)
   if(NOT LLVM_PROFILE_MERGE_POOL_SIZE)
     # A pool size of 1-2 is probably sufficient on a SSD. 3-4 should be fine
     # for spining disks. Anything higher may only help on slower mediums.
@@ -556,10 +557,9 @@
   endif()
   if(NOT LLVM_PROFILE_FILE_PATTERN)
     if(NOT LLVM_PROFILE_DATA_DIR)
-      file(TO_NATIVE_PATH "${LLVM_BINARY_DIR}/profiles/%${LLVM_PROFILE_MERGE_POOL_SIZE}m.profraw" LLVM_PROFILE_FILE_PATTERN)
-    else()
-      file(TO_NATIVE_PATH "${LLVM_PROFILE_DATA_DIR}/%${LLVM_PROFILE_MERGE_POOL_SIZE}m.profraw" LLVM_PROFILE_FILE_PATTERN)
+      file(TO_NATIVE_PATH "${LLVM_BINARY_DIR}/profiles" LLVM_PROFILE_DATA_DIR)
     endif()
+		file(TO_NATIVE_PATH "${LLVM_PROFILE_DATA_DIR}/%${LLVM_PROFILE_MERGE_POOL_SIZE}m.profraw" LLVM_PROFILE_FILE_PATTERN)
   endif()
 endif()
 
Index: cmake/modules/HandleLLVMOptions.cmake
===================================================================
--- cmake/modules/HandleLLVMOptions.cmake
+++ cmake/modules/HandleLLVMOptions.cmake
@@ -730,13 +730,27 @@
   message(FATAL_ERROR "Exception handling requires RTTI. You must set LLVM_ENABLE_RTTI to ON")
 endif()
 
+option(LLVM_ENABLE_IR_PGO "Build LLVM and tools with IR PGO instrumentation (experimental)" Off)
+mark_as_advanced(LLVM_ENABLE_IR_PGO)
+
 option(LLVM_BUILD_INSTRUMENTED "Build LLVM and tools with PGO instrumentation" Off)
 mark_as_advanced(LLVM_BUILD_INSTRUMENTED)
-append_if(LLVM_BUILD_INSTRUMENTED "-fprofile-instr-generate='${LLVM_PROFILE_FILE_PATTERN}'"
-  CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS
-  CMAKE_C_FLAGS
-  CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS
-  CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS)
+
+if (LLVM_BUILD_INSTRUMENTED)
+  if (LLVM_ENABLE_IR_PGO)
+    append("-fprofile-generate='${LLVM_PROFILE_DATA_DIR}'"
+      CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS
+      CMAKE_C_FLAGS
+      CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS
+      CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS)
+  else()
+    append("-fprofile-instr-generate='${LLVM_PROFILE_FILE_PATTERN}'"
+      CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS
+      CMAKE_C_FLAGS
+      CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS
+      CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS)
+  endif()
+endif()
 
 option(LLVM_BUILD_INSTRUMENTED_COVERAGE "Build LLVM and tools with Code Coverage instrumentation" Off)
 mark_as_advanced(LLVM_BUILD_INSTRUMENTED_COVERAGE)