Index: lib/LTO/LTO.cpp
===================================================================
--- lib/LTO/LTO.cpp
+++ lib/LTO/LTO.cpp
@@ -55,6 +55,9 @@
 static cl::opt<bool>
     DumpThinCGSCCs("dump-thin-cg-sccs", cl::init(false), cl::Hidden,
                    cl::desc("Dump the SCCs in the ThinLTO index's callgraph"));
+static cl::opt<bool> EnableLTOInternalization(
+    "enable-lto-internalization", cl::init(true), cl::Hidden,
+    cl::desc("Enable global value internalization in LTO"));
 
 // Returns a unique hash for the Module considering the current list of
 // export/import and other global analysis results.
@@ -337,7 +340,8 @@
     if (isExported(S->modulePath(), GUID)) {
       if (GlobalValue::isLocalLinkage(S->linkage()))
         S->setLinkage(GlobalValue::ExternalLinkage);
-    } else if (!GlobalValue::isLocalLinkage(S->linkage()))
+    } else if (EnableLTOInternalization &&
+               !GlobalValue::isLocalLinkage(S->linkage()))
       S->setLinkage(GlobalValue::InternalLinkage);
   }
 }
@@ -869,7 +873,7 @@
         continue;
       GV->setUnnamedAddr(R.second.UnnamedAddr ? GlobalValue::UnnamedAddr::Global
                                               : GlobalValue::UnnamedAddr::None);
-      if (R.second.Partition == 0)
+      if (EnableLTOInternalization && R.second.Partition == 0)
         GV->setLinkage(GlobalValue::InternalLinkage);
     }