diff --git a/clang/lib/CodeGen/CodeGenModule.cpp b/clang/lib/CodeGen/CodeGenModule.cpp
--- a/clang/lib/CodeGen/CodeGenModule.cpp
+++ b/clang/lib/CodeGen/CodeGenModule.cpp
@@ -4684,8 +4684,10 @@
     Aliasee = GetOrCreateLLVMGlobal(AA->getAliasee(),
                                     llvm::PointerType::getUnqual(DeclTy),
                                     /*D=*/nullptr);
-    LT = getLLVMLinkageVarDefinition(cast<VarDecl>(GD.getDecl()),
-                                     D->getType().isConstQualified());
+    if (const auto *VD = dyn_cast<VarDecl>(GD.getDecl()))
+      LT = getLLVMLinkageVarDefinition(VD, D->getType().isConstQualified());
+    else
+      LT = getFunctionLinkage(GD);
   }
 
   // Create the new alias itself, but don't set a name yet.
diff --git a/clang/test/CodeGen/alias.c b/clang/test/CodeGen/alias.c
--- a/clang/test/CodeGen/alias.c
+++ b/clang/test/CodeGen/alias.c
@@ -109,3 +109,9 @@
 // CHECKGLOBALS: @test12_alias = alias void (), void ()* @test12
 void test12(void) {}
 inline void test12_alias(void) __attribute__((gnu_inline, alias("test12")));
+
+// Test that a non visible (-Wvisibility) type doesn't assert.
+// CHECKGLOBALS: @test13_alias = alias {}, bitcast (void (i32)* @test13 to {}*)
+enum a_type { test13_a };
+void test13(enum a_type y) {}
+void test13_alias(enum undeclared_type y) __attribute__((alias ("test13")));