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/test/Other/copy-metadata-of-declaration.ll b/llvm/test/Other/copy-metadata-of-declaration.ll
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/llvm/test/Other/copy-metadata-of-declaration.ll
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+; RUN: opt -run-twice -verify -S -o - %s | FileCheck %s
+
+; This test is used to check metadata attached to global variable declarations
+; are copied when CloneModule(). This is required by out-of-tree passes.
+
+; CHECK: @g = external addrspace(64) global i32, !spirv.InOut !0
+
+@g = external addrspace(64) global i32, !spirv.InOut !0
+
+!0 = !{i32 1}