diff --git a/llvm/test/tools/llvm-nm/X86/nm-no-symbols.test b/llvm/test/tools/llvm-nm/X86/nm-no-symbols.test
--- a/llvm/test/tools/llvm-nm/X86/nm-no-symbols.test
+++ b/llvm/test/tools/llvm-nm/X86/nm-no-symbols.test
@@ -9,3 +9,6 @@
   Machine:         EM_X86_64
 
 # CHECK: [[FILE]]: no symbols{{$}}
+
+# RUN: llvm-nm  %t.o 2>&1 | FileCheck %s -DFILE=%t.o --check-prefix=NO-WARNING --allow-empty
+# NO-WARNING-NOT: {{.}}
diff --git a/llvm/tools/llvm-nm/llvm-nm.cpp b/llvm/tools/llvm-nm/llvm-nm.cpp
--- a/llvm/tools/llvm-nm/llvm-nm.cpp
+++ b/llvm/tools/llvm-nm/llvm-nm.cpp
@@ -155,6 +155,9 @@
                      cl::aliasopt(PrintSize), cl::Grouping);
 bool MachOPrintSizeWarning = false;
 
+cl::opt<bool> Quiet("quiet", cl::desc("Suppress 'no symbols' diagnostic"),
+                    cl::cat(NMCat));
+
 cl::opt<bool> SizeSort("size-sort", cl::desc("Sort symbols by size"),
                        cl::cat(NMCat));
 
@@ -1846,7 +1849,7 @@
 
   CurrentFilename = Obj.getFileName();
 
-  if (Symbols.empty() && SymbolList.empty()) {
+  if (Symbols.empty() && SymbolList.empty() && !Quiet) {
     writeFileName(errs(), ArchiveName, ArchitectureName);
     errs() << "no symbols\n";
   }