diff --git a/llvm/utils/lit/lit/TestRunner.py b/llvm/utils/lit/lit/TestRunner.py
--- a/llvm/utils/lit/lit/TestRunner.py
+++ b/llvm/utils/lit/lit/TestRunner.py
@@ -1464,7 +1464,7 @@
         return lit.Test.Result(Test.UNRESOLVED, str(e))
     script = parsed['RUN:'] or []
     test.xfails = parsed['XFAIL:'] or []
-    test.requires = parsed['REQUIRES:'] or []
+    test.requires = (test.requires or []) + (parsed['REQUIRES:'] or [])
     test.unsupported = parsed['UNSUPPORTED:'] or []
     if parsed['ALLOW_RETRIES:']:
         test.allowed_retries = parsed['ALLOW_RETRIES:'][0]