diff --git a/llvm/test/tools/llvm-rc/Inputs/tag-menu.rc b/llvm/test/tools/llvm-rc/Inputs/tag-menu.rc
--- a/llvm/test/tools/llvm-rc/Inputs/tag-menu.rc
+++ b/llvm/test/tools/llvm-rc/Inputs/tag-menu.rc
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
     MENUITEM "a&bcde", 2
     MENUITEM "ab&cde", 3
     MENUITEM "abc&de", 4
-    MENUITEM "abcd&e", 5
+    MENUITEM "abcd&e", -1
   }
 END
 
diff --git a/llvm/test/tools/llvm-rc/tag-menu.test b/llvm/test/tools/llvm-rc/tag-menu.test
--- a/llvm/test/tools/llvm-rc/tag-menu.test
+++ b/llvm/test/tools/llvm-rc/tag-menu.test
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
 ; MENU-NEXT:   0060: 61002600 62006300 64006500 00000000  |a.&.b.c.d.e.....|
 ; MENU-NEXT:   0070: 03006100 62002600 63006400 65000000  |..a.b.&.c.d.e...|
 ; MENU-NEXT:   0080: 00000400 61006200 63002600 64006500  |....a.b.c.&.d.e.|
-; MENU-NEXT:   0090: 00008000 05006100 62006300 64002600  |......a.b.c.d.&.|
+; MENU-NEXT:   0090: 00008000 FFFF6100 62006300 64002600  |......a.b.c.d.&.|
 ; MENU-NEXT:   00A0: 65000000                             |e...|
 ; MENU-NEXT: )
 
diff --git a/llvm/tools/llvm-rc/ResourceFileWriter.cpp b/llvm/tools/llvm-rc/ResourceFileWriter.cpp
--- a/llvm/tools/llvm-rc/ResourceFileWriter.cpp
+++ b/llvm/tools/llvm-rc/ResourceFileWriter.cpp
@@ -1180,8 +1180,10 @@
 
   if (auto *MenuItemPtr = dyn_cast<MenuItem>(DefPtr)) {
     writeInt<uint16_t>(Flags);
-    RETURN_IF_ERROR(
-        checkNumberFits<uint16_t>(MenuItemPtr->Id, "MENUITEM action ID"));
+    // Some resource files use -1, i.e. UINT32_MAX, for empty menu items.
+    if (MenuItemPtr->Id != static_cast<uint32_t>(-1))
+      RETURN_IF_ERROR(
+          checkNumberFits<uint16_t>(MenuItemPtr->Id, "MENUITEM action ID"));
     writeInt<uint16_t>(MenuItemPtr->Id);
     RETURN_IF_ERROR(writeCString(MenuItemPtr->Name));
     return Error::success();