diff --git a/clang/lib/Driver/ToolChains/Clang.cpp b/clang/lib/Driver/ToolChains/Clang.cpp
--- a/clang/lib/Driver/ToolChains/Clang.cpp
+++ b/clang/lib/Driver/ToolChains/Clang.cpp
@@ -2941,6 +2941,10 @@
     // Default nullability checks.
     CmdArgs.push_back("-analyzer-checker=nullability.NullPassedToNonnull");
     CmdArgs.push_back("-analyzer-checker=nullability.NullReturnedFromNonnull");
+  } else {
+    // These pseudo-checkers handle assert-like functions and generate no
+    // warnings. They are required to prevent massive false-positive findings.
+    CmdArgs.push_back("-analyzer-checker=core.builtin");
   }
 
   // Set the output format. The default is plist, for (lame) historical reasons.
diff --git a/clang/test/Analysis/no-default-checks.cpp b/clang/test/Analysis/no-default-checks.cpp
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/clang/test/Analysis/no-default-checks.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+// RUN: %clang -std=c++14 --analyze --analyzer-no-default-checks -Xclang -analyzer-checker=core.CallAndMessage -Xclang -verify %s -o - 
+
+// expected-no-diagnostics
+
+inline constexpr bool AnalyzerNoReturn() __attribute__((analyzer_noreturn)) {
+  return false;
+}
+ 
+struct A {
+   int size();
+};
+
+int foo(A* pa) {
+  if (!pa)
+    AnalyzerNoReturn();
+  // No warning on "Called C++ object pointer is null" is expected 
+  // as |pa| has already been checked for nullptr by this point.
+  return pa->size();
+}
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