diff --git a/compiler-rt/CMakeLists.txt b/compiler-rt/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/compiler-rt/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/compiler-rt/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@
 mark_as_advanced(COMPILER_RT_BUILD_BUILTINS)
 option(COMPILER_RT_BUILD_CRT "Build crtbegin.o/crtend.o" ON)
 mark_as_advanced(COMPILER_RT_BUILD_CRT)
+option(COMPILER_RT_CRT_USE_EH_FRAME_REGISTRY "Use eh_frame in crtbegin.o/crtend.o" ON)
+mark_as_advanced(COMPILER_RT_CRT_USE_EH_FRAME_REGISTRY)
 option(COMPILER_RT_BUILD_SANITIZERS "Build sanitizers" ON)
 mark_as_advanced(COMPILER_RT_BUILD_SANITIZERS)
 option(COMPILER_RT_BUILD_XRAY "Build xray" ON)
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
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@
 
 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)
+append_list_if(COMPILER_RT_CRT_USE_EH_FRAME_REGISTRY -DEH_USE_FRAME_REGISTRY CRT_CFLAGS)
 append_list_if(COMPILER_RT_HAS_FPIC_FLAG -fPIC CRT_CFLAGS)
 append_list_if(COMPILER_RT_HAS_WNO_PEDANTIC -Wno-pedantic CRT_CFLAGS)
 
diff --git a/compiler-rt/lib/crt/crtbegin.c b/compiler-rt/lib/crt/crtbegin.c
--- a/compiler-rt/lib/crt/crtbegin.c
+++ b/compiler-rt/lib/crt/crtbegin.c
@@ -10,11 +10,13 @@
 
 __attribute__((visibility("hidden"))) void *__dso_handle = &__dso_handle;
 
+#ifdef EH_USE_FRAME_REGISTRY
 __extension__ static void *__EH_FRAME_LIST__[]
     __attribute__((section(".eh_frame"), aligned(sizeof(void *)))) = {};
 
 extern void __register_frame_info(const void *, void *) __attribute__((weak));
 extern void *__deregister_frame_info(const void *) __attribute__((weak));
+#endif
 
 #ifndef CRT_HAS_INITFINI_ARRAY
 typedef void (*fp)(void);
@@ -32,10 +34,11 @@
     return;
   __initialized = 1;
 
+#ifdef EH_USE_FRAME_REGISTRY
   static struct { void *p[8]; } __object;
   if (__register_frame_info)
     __register_frame_info(__EH_FRAME_LIST__, &__object);
-
+#endif
 #ifndef CRT_HAS_INITFINI_ARRAY
   const size_t n = __CTOR_LIST_END__ - __CTOR_LIST__ - 1;
   for (size_t i = n; i >= 1; i--) __CTOR_LIST__[i]();
@@ -73,12 +76,13 @@
     __cxa_finalize(__dso_handle);
 
 #ifndef CRT_HAS_INITFINI_ARRAY
-  if (__deregister_frame_info)
-    __deregister_frame_info(__EH_FRAME_LIST__);
-
   const size_t n = __DTOR_LIST_END__ - __DTOR_LIST__ - 1;
   for (size_t i = 1; i <= n; i++) __DTOR_LIST__[i]();
 #endif
+#ifdef EH_USE_FRAME_REGISTRY
+  if (__deregister_frame_info)
+    __deregister_frame_info(__EH_FRAME_LIST__);
+#endif
 }
 
 #ifdef CRT_HAS_INITFINI_ARRAY
diff --git a/compiler-rt/test/crt/ctor_dtor.c b/compiler-rt/test/crt/ctor_dtor.c
--- a/compiler-rt/test/crt/ctor_dtor.c
+++ b/compiler-rt/test/crt/ctor_dtor.c
@@ -4,9 +4,23 @@
 
 #include <stdio.h>
 
-// CHECK:      ctor()
+// Ensure the various startup functions are called in the proper order.
+
+// CHECK: __register_frame_info()
+// CHECK-NEXT: ctor()
 // CHECK-NEXT: main()
 // CHECK-NEXT: dtor()
+// CHECK-NEXT: __deregister_frame_info()
+
+struct object;
+
+void __register_frame_info(const void *fi, struct object *obj) {
+  printf("__register_frame_info()\n");
+}
+
+void __deregister_frame_info(const void *fi) {
+  printf("__deregister_frame_info()\n");
+}
 
 void __attribute__((constructor)) ctor() {
   printf("ctor()\n");