diff --git a/clang-tools-extra/clang-tidy/google/GlobalVariableDeclarationCheck.cpp b/clang-tools-extra/clang-tidy/google/GlobalVariableDeclarationCheck.cpp
--- a/clang-tools-extra/clang-tidy/google/GlobalVariableDeclarationCheck.cpp
+++ b/clang-tools-extra/clang-tidy/google/GlobalVariableDeclarationCheck.cpp
@@ -23,34 +23,39 @@
 
 namespace {
 
-AST_MATCHER(VarDecl, isLocalVariable) {
-  return Node.isLocalVarDecl();
-}
+AST_MATCHER(VarDecl, isLocalVariable) { return Node.isLocalVarDecl(); }
 
 FixItHint generateFixItHint(const VarDecl *Decl, bool IsConst) {
   char FC = Decl->getName()[0];
   if (!llvm::isAlpha(FC) || Decl->getName().size() == 1) {
     // No fix available if first character is not alphabetical character, or it
-    // is a single-character variable, since it is difficult to determine the 
+    // is a single-character variable, since it is difficult to determine the
     // proper fix in this case. Users should create a proper variable name by
     // their own.
     return FixItHint();
   }
   char SC = Decl->getName()[1];
   if ((FC == 'k' || FC == 'g') && !llvm::isAlpha(SC)) {
-    // No fix available if the prefix is correct but the second character is not
-    // alphabetical, since it is difficult to determine the proper fix in this
-    // case.
+    // No fix available if the prefix is correct but the second character is
+    // not alphabetical, since it is difficult to determine the proper fix in
+    // this case.
+    return FixItHint();
+  }
+
+  if (IsConst) {
+    // No fix available if it is a global constant, since it is difficult to
+    // determine the proper fix in this case.
     return FixItHint();
   }
-  auto NewName = (IsConst ? "k" : "g") +
-                 llvm::StringRef(std::string(1, FC)).upper() +
-                 Decl->getName().substr(1).str();
+
+  auto NewName = "g" + llvm::StringRef(std::string(1, FC)).upper()) +
+                           Decl->getName().substr(1).str());
+
   return FixItHint::CreateReplacement(
       CharSourceRange::getTokenRange(SourceRange(Decl->getLocation())),
       llvm::StringRef(NewName));
 }
-}  // namespace
+} // namespace
 
 void GlobalVariableDeclarationCheck::registerMatchers(MatchFinder *Finder) {
   // The relevant Style Guide rule only applies to Objective-C.
@@ -66,12 +71,12 @@
   // isLocalVariable().
   Finder->addMatcher(
       varDecl(hasGlobalStorage(), unless(hasType(isConstQualified())),
-              unless(isLocalVariable()), unless(matchesName("::g[A-Z]")))
+              unless(isLocalVariable()), unless(matchesName("::g[A-Z].*")))
           .bind("global_var"),
       this);
   Finder->addMatcher(varDecl(hasGlobalStorage(), hasType(isConstQualified()),
                              unless(isLocalVariable()),
-                             unless(matchesName("::(k[A-Z]|[A-Z]{2,})")))
+                             unless(matchesName("::[A-Z][A-Z0-9].*")))
                          .bind("global_const"),
                      this);
 }
@@ -96,7 +101,7 @@
   }
 }
 
-}  // namespace objc
-}  // namespace google
-}  // namespace tidy
-}  // namespace clang
+} // namespace objc
+} // namespace google
+} // namespace tidy
+} // namespace clang
diff --git a/clang-tools-extra/test/clang-tidy/google-objc-global-variable-declaration.m b/clang-tools-extra/test/clang-tidy/google-objc-global-variable-declaration.m
--- a/clang-tools-extra/test/clang-tidy/google-objc-global-variable-declaration.m
+++ b/clang-tools-extra/test/clang-tidy/google-objc-global-variable-declaration.m
@@ -1,49 +1,49 @@
 // RUN: %check_clang_tidy %s google-objc-global-variable-declaration %t
 
 @class NSString;
-static NSString* const myConstString = @"hello";
-// CHECK-MESSAGES: :[[@LINE-1]]:24: warning: const global variable 'myConstString' must have a name which starts with an appropriate prefix [google-objc-global-variable-declaration]
-// CHECK-FIXES: static NSString* const kMyConstString = @"hello";
 
-static NSString* MyString = @"hi";
+static NSString *MyString = @"hi";
 // CHECK-MESSAGES: :[[@LINE-1]]:18: warning: non-const global variable 'MyString' must have a name which starts with 'g[A-Z]' [google-objc-global-variable-declaration]
-// CHECK-FIXES: static NSString* gMyString = @"hi";
+// CHECK-FIXES: static NSString *gMyString = @"hi";
 
-NSString* globalString = @"test";
+NSString *globalString = @"test";
 // CHECK-MESSAGES: :[[@LINE-1]]:11: warning: non-const global variable 'globalString' must have a name which starts with 'g[A-Z]' [google-objc-global-variable-declaration]
-// CHECK-FIXES: NSString* gGlobalString = @"test";
+// CHECK-FIXES: NSString *gGlobalString = @"test";
 
-static NSString* a = @"too simple";
+static NSString *a = @"too simple";
 // CHECK-MESSAGES: :[[@LINE-1]]:18: warning: non-const global variable 'a' must have a name which starts with 'g[A-Z]' [google-objc-global-variable-declaration]
-// CHECK-FIXES: static NSString* a = @"too simple";
+// CHECK-FIXES: static NSString *a = @"too simple";
 
-static NSString* noDef;
+static NSString *noDef;
 // CHECK-MESSAGES: :[[@LINE-1]]:18: warning: non-const global variable 'noDef' must have a name which starts with 'g[A-Z]' [google-objc-global-variable-declaration]
-// CHECK-FIXES: static NSString* gNoDef;
+// CHECK-FIXES: static NSString *gNoDef;
 
-static NSString* const _notAlpha = @"NotBeginWithAlpha";
+static NSString *const _notAlpha = @"NotBeginWithAlpha";
 // CHECK-MESSAGES: :[[@LINE-1]]:24: warning: const global variable '_notAlpha' must have a name which starts with an appropriate prefix [google-objc-global-variable-declaration]
-// CHECK-FIXES: static NSString* const _notAlpha = @"NotBeginWithAlpha";
 
-static NSString* const k_Alpha = @"SecondNotAlpha";
-// CHECK-MESSAGES: :[[@LINE-1]]:24: warning: const global variable 'k_Alpha' must have a name which starts with an appropriate prefix [google-objc-global-variable-declaration]
-// CHECK-FIXES: static NSString* const k_Alpha = @"SecondNotAlpha";
+static NSString *const notCap = @"NotBeginWithCap";
+// CHECK-MESSAGES: :[[@LINE-1]]:24: warning: const global variable 'notCap' must have a name which starts with an appropriate prefix [google-objc-global-variable-declaration]
 
-static NSString* const kGood = @"hello";
-static NSString* const XYGood = @"hello";
-static NSString* gMyIntGood = 0;
+static NSString *const A_Alpha = @"SecondNotAlpha";
+// CHECK-MESSAGES: :[[@LINE-1]]:24: warning: const global variable 'A_Alpha' must have a name which starts with an appropriate prefix [google-objc-global-variable-declaration]
 
-extern NSString* const GTLServiceErrorDomain;
+static NSString *const SecondNotCap = @"SecondNotCapOrNumber";
+// CHECK-MESSAGES: :[[@LINE-1]]:24: warning: const global variable 'SecondNotCap' must have a name which starts with an appropriate prefix [google-objc-global-variable-declaration]
+
+static NSString *const XYGood = @"hello";
+static NSString *gMyIntGood = 0;
+
+extern NSString *const GTLServiceErrorDomain;
 
 enum GTLServiceError {
   GTLServiceErrorQueryResultMissing = -3000,
-  GTLServiceErrorWaitTimedOut       = -3001,
+  GTLServiceErrorWaitTimedOut = -3001,
 };
 
 @implementation Foo
 - (void)f {
-    int x = 0;
-    static int bar;
-    static const int baz = 42;
+  int x = 0;
+  static int bar;
+  static const int baz = 42;
 }
 @end