diff --git a/llvm/lib/Target/MSP430/MSP430AsmPrinter.cpp b/llvm/lib/Target/MSP430/MSP430AsmPrinter.cpp
--- a/llvm/lib/Target/MSP430/MSP430AsmPrinter.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/Target/MSP430/MSP430AsmPrinter.cpp
@@ -159,8 +159,6 @@
 void MSP430AsmPrinter::EmitInterruptVectorSection(MachineFunction &ISR) {
   MCSection *Cur = OutStreamer->getCurrentSectionOnly();
   const auto *F = &ISR.getFunction();
-  assert(F->hasFnAttribute("interrupt") &&
-         "Functions with MSP430_INTR CC should have 'interrupt' attribute");
   StringRef IVIdx = F->getFnAttribute("interrupt").getValueAsString();
   MCSection *IV = OutStreamer->getContext().getELFSection(
     "__interrupt_vector_" + IVIdx,
@@ -174,8 +172,10 @@
 
 bool MSP430AsmPrinter::runOnMachineFunction(MachineFunction &MF) {
   // Emit separate section for an interrupt vector if ISR
-  if (MF.getFunction().getCallingConv() == CallingConv::MSP430_INTR)
+  if (MF.getFunction().getCallingConv() == CallingConv::MSP430_INTR &&
+      MF.getFunction().hasFnAttribute("interrupt")) {
     EmitInterruptVectorSection(MF);
+  }
 
   SetupMachineFunction(MF);
   EmitFunctionBody();
diff --git a/llvm/test/CodeGen/MSP430/interrupt.ll b/llvm/test/CodeGen/MSP430/interrupt.ll
--- a/llvm/test/CodeGen/MSP430/interrupt.ll
+++ b/llvm/test/CodeGen/MSP430/interrupt.ll
@@ -50,4 +50,13 @@
   ret void
 }
 
+; Functions without 'interrupt' attribute don't get a vector section.
+; CHECK-NOT: __interrupt_vector
+; CHECK-LABEL: NMI:
+; CHECK: reti
+define msp430_intrcc void @NMI() #1 {
+  ret void
+}
+
 attributes #0 = { noinline nounwind optnone "interrupt"="2" }
+attributes #1 = { noinline nounwind optnone }