Index: lib/CodeGen/AsmPrinter/DwarfDebug.cpp
===================================================================
--- lib/CodeGen/AsmPrinter/DwarfDebug.cpp
+++ lib/CodeGen/AsmPrinter/DwarfDebug.cpp
@@ -779,7 +779,7 @@
               ScopesWithImportedEntities.end(), less_first());
     DIArray GVs = CUNode.getGlobalVariables();
     for (unsigned i = 0, e = GVs.getNumElements(); i != e; ++i)
-      CU.createGlobalVariableDIE(DIGlobalVariable(GVs.getElement(i)));
+      CU.getOrCreateGlobalVariableDIE(DIGlobalVariable(GVs.getElement(i)));
     DIArray SPs = CUNode.getSubprograms();
     for (unsigned i = 0, e = SPs.getNumElements(); i != e; ++i)
       SPMap.insert(std::make_pair(SPs.getElement(i), &CU));
Index: lib/CodeGen/AsmPrinter/DwarfUnit.h
===================================================================
--- lib/CodeGen/AsmPrinter/DwarfUnit.h
+++ lib/CodeGen/AsmPrinter/DwarfUnit.h
@@ -536,8 +536,8 @@
   /// Apply the DW_AT_stmt_list from this compile unit to the specified DIE.
   void applyStmtList(DIE &D);
 
-  /// createGlobalVariableDIE - create global variable DIE.
-  void createGlobalVariableDIE(DIGlobalVariable GV);
+  /// getOrCreateGlobalVariableDIE - get or create global variable DIE.
+  DIE *getOrCreateGlobalVariableDIE(DIGlobalVariable GV);
 
   /// addLabelAddress - Add a dwarf label attribute data and value using
   /// either DW_FORM_addr or DW_FORM_GNU_addr_index.
Index: lib/CodeGen/AsmPrinter/DwarfUnit.cpp
===================================================================
--- lib/CodeGen/AsmPrinter/DwarfUnit.cpp
+++ lib/CodeGen/AsmPrinter/DwarfUnit.cpp
@@ -1592,11 +1592,11 @@
   return CE;
 }
 
-/// createGlobalVariableDIE - create global variable DIE.
-void DwarfCompileUnit::createGlobalVariableDIE(DIGlobalVariable GV) {
+/// getOrCreateGlobalVariableDIE - get or create global variable DIE.
+DIE *DwarfCompileUnit::getOrCreateGlobalVariableDIE(DIGlobalVariable GV) {
   // Check for pre-existence.
-  if (getDIE(GV))
-    return;
+  if (DIE *Die = getDIE(GV))
+    return Die;
 
   assert(GV.isGlobalVariable());
 
@@ -1718,18 +1718,19 @@
     addBlock(*VariableDIE, dwarf::DW_AT_location, Loc);
   }
 
+  DIE *ResultDIE = VariableSpecDIE ? VariableSpecDIE : VariableDIE;
+
   if (addToAccelTable) {
-    DIE &AddrDIE = VariableSpecDIE ? *VariableSpecDIE : *VariableDIE;
-    DD->addAccelName(GV.getName(), AddrDIE);
+    DD->addAccelName(GV.getName(), *ResultDIE);
 
     // If the linkage name is different than the name, go ahead and output
     // that as well into the name table.
     if (GV.getLinkageName() != "" && GV.getName() != GV.getLinkageName())
-      DD->addAccelName(GV.getLinkageName(), AddrDIE);
+      DD->addAccelName(GV.getLinkageName(), *ResultDIE);
   }
 
-  addGlobalName(GV.getName(), VariableSpecDIE ? *VariableSpecDIE : *VariableDIE,
-                GV.getContext());
+  addGlobalName(GV.getName(), *ResultDIE, GV.getContext());
+  return ResultDIE;
 }
 
 /// constructSubrangeDIE - Construct subrange DIE from DISubrange.