diff --git a/llvm/lib/Transforms/Utils/CloneModule.cpp b/llvm/lib/Transforms/Utils/CloneModule.cpp
--- a/llvm/lib/Transforms/Utils/CloneModule.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/Transforms/Utils/CloneModule.cpp
@@ -117,10 +117,17 @@
   //
   for (Module::const_global_iterator I = M.global_begin(), E = M.global_end();
        I != E; ++I) {
+    GlobalVariable *GV = cast<GlobalVariable>(VMap[&*I]);
+
+    SmallVector<std::pair<unsigned, MDNode *>, 1> MDs;
+    I->getAllMetadata(MDs);
+    for (auto MD : MDs)
+      GV->addMetadata(MD.first,
+                      *MapMetadata(MD.second, VMap, RF_MoveDistinctMDs));
+
     if (I->isDeclaration())
       continue;
 
-    GlobalVariable *GV = cast<GlobalVariable>(VMap[&*I]);
     if (!ShouldCloneDefinition(&*I)) {
       // Skip after setting the correct linkage for an external reference.
       GV->setLinkage(GlobalValue::ExternalLinkage);
@@ -129,12 +136,6 @@
     if (I->hasInitializer())
       GV->setInitializer(MapValue(I->getInitializer(), VMap));
 
-    SmallVector<std::pair<unsigned, MDNode *>, 1> MDs;
-    I->getAllMetadata(MDs);
-    for (auto MD : MDs)
-      GV->addMetadata(MD.first,
-                      *MapMetadata(MD.second, VMap, RF_MoveDistinctMDs));
-
     copyComdat(GV, &*I);
   }
 
diff --git a/llvm/unittests/Transforms/Utils/CloningTest.cpp b/llvm/unittests/Transforms/Utils/CloningTest.cpp
--- a/llvm/unittests/Transforms/Utils/CloningTest.cpp
+++ b/llvm/unittests/Transforms/Utils/CloningTest.cpp
@@ -840,6 +840,11 @@
     GV->addMetadata(LLVMContext::MD_type, *MDNode::get(C, {}));
     GV->setComdat(CD);
 
+    // global declare
+    auto GVD = new GlobalVariable(*OldM, Type::getInt32Ty(C), false,
+                                  GlobalValue::ExternalLinkage, nullptr, "gvd");
+    GVD->addMetadata(LLVMContext::MD_type, *MDNode::get(C, {}));
+
     DIBuilder DBuilder(*OldM);
     IRBuilder<> IBuilder(C);
 
@@ -915,6 +920,9 @@
 TEST_F(CloneModule, GlobalMetadata) {
   GlobalVariable *NewGV = NewM->getGlobalVariable("gv");
   EXPECT_NE(nullptr, NewGV->getMetadata(LLVMContext::MD_type));
+  // copy metadata for global declare
+  GlobalVariable *NewGVD = NewM->getGlobalVariable("gvd");
+  EXPECT_NE(nullptr, NewGVD->getMetadata(LLVMContext::MD_type));
 }
 
 TEST_F(CloneModule, GlobalDebugInfo) {