diff --git a/llvm/lib/Target/WebAssembly/WebAssemblyLowerEmscriptenEHSjLj.cpp b/llvm/lib/Target/WebAssembly/WebAssemblyLowerEmscriptenEHSjLj.cpp
--- a/llvm/lib/Target/WebAssembly/WebAssemblyLowerEmscriptenEHSjLj.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/Target/WebAssembly/WebAssemblyLowerEmscriptenEHSjLj.cpp
@@ -330,17 +330,6 @@
   return true;
 }
 
-// Get a global variable with the given name.  If it doesn't exist declare it,
-// which will generate an import and asssumes that it will exist at link time.
-static GlobalVariable *getGlobalVariableI32(Module &M, IRBuilder<> &IRB,
-                                            const char *Name) {
-  if (M.getNamedGlobal(Name))
-    report_fatal_error(Twine("variable name is reserved: ") + Name);
-
-  return new GlobalVariable(M, IRB.getInt32Ty(), false,
-                            GlobalValue::ExternalLinkage, nullptr, Name);
-}
-
 // Simple function name mangler.
 // This function simply takes LLVM's string representation of parameter types
 // and concatenate them with '_'. There are non-alphanumeric characters but llc
@@ -633,8 +622,8 @@
   // Declare (or get) global variables __THREW__, __threwValue, and
   // getTempRet0/setTempRet0 function which are used in common for both
   // exception handling and setjmp/longjmp handling
-  ThrewGV = getGlobalVariableI32(M, IRB, "__THREW__");
-  ThrewValueGV = getGlobalVariableI32(M, IRB, "__threwValue");
+  ThrewGV = cast<GlobalVariable>(M.getOrInsertGlobal("__THREW__", IRB.getInt32Ty()));
+  ThrewValueGV = cast<GlobalVariable>(M.getOrInsertGlobal("__threwValue", IRB.getInt32Ty()));
   GetTempRet0Func =
       Function::Create(FunctionType::get(IRB.getInt32Ty(), false),
                        GlobalValue::ExternalLinkage, "getTempRet0", &M);