diff --git a/compiler-rt/lib/crt/CMakeLists.txt b/compiler-rt/lib/crt/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/compiler-rt/lib/crt/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/compiler-rt/lib/crt/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
 endfunction()
 
 check_cxx_section_exists(".init_array" COMPILER_RT_HAS_INITFINI_ARRAY
-  SOURCE "__attribute__((constructor)) void f() {}\nint main() { return 0; }\n")
+  SOURCE "volatile int x;\n__attribute__((constructor)) void f() {x = 0;}\nint main() { return 0; }\n")
 
 append_list_if(COMPILER_RT_HAS_STD_C11_FLAG -std=c11 CRT_CFLAGS)
 append_list_if(COMPILER_RT_HAS_INITFINI_ARRAY -DCRT_HAS_INITFINI_ARRAY CRT_CFLAGS)