diff --git a/clang/test/CodeGen/thinlto-inline-asm2.c b/clang/test/CodeGen/thinlto-inline-asm2.c
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/clang/test/CodeGen/thinlto-inline-asm2.c
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+// REQUIRES: x86-registered-target
+
+// RUN: split-file %s %t
+// RUN: %clang_cc1 -triple x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu -flto=thin -emit-llvm-bc %t/a.c -o %t/a.bc
+// RUN: %clang_cc1 -triple x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu -flto=thin -emit-llvm-bc %t/b.c -o %t/b.bc
+// RUN: llvm-nm %t/a.bc | FileCheck %s --check-prefix=NM
+
+// RUN: llvm-lto2 run %t/a.bc %t/b.bc -o %t/out -save-temps -r=%t/a.bc,ref,plx -r=%t/b.bc,ff_h264_cabac_tables,pl
+// RUN: llvm-dis < %t/out.2.2.internalize.bc | FileCheck %s
+
+//--- a.c
+/// IR symtab does not track inline asm symbols, so we don't know
+/// ff_h264_cabac_tables is undefined.
+// NM-NOT: {{.}}
+// NM:     ---------------- T ref
+// NM-NOT: {{.}}
+const char *ref() {
+  const char *ret;
+  asm("lea ff_h264_cabac_tables(%%rip), %0" : "=r"(ret));
+  return ret;
+}
+
+//--- b.c
+/// ff_h264_cabac_tables has __attribute__((used)) in the source code, which means
+/// its definition must be retained because there can be references the compiler
+/// cannot see (inline asm reference). Test we don't internalize it.
+// CHECK: @ff_h264_cabac_tables = dso_local constant [1 x i8] c"\09"
+__attribute__((used))
+const char ff_h264_cabac_tables[1] = "\x09";
diff --git a/llvm/lib/LTO/LTO.cpp b/llvm/lib/LTO/LTO.cpp
--- a/llvm/lib/LTO/LTO.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/LTO/LTO.cpp
@@ -563,8 +563,8 @@
 
     // Set the partition to external if we know it is re-defined by the linker
     // with -defsym or -wrap options, used elsewhere, e.g. it is visible to a
-    // regular object, is referenced from llvm.compiler_used, or was already
-    // recorded as being referenced from a different partition.
+    // regular object, is referenced from llvm.compiler.used/llvm.used, or was
+    // already recorded as being referenced from a different partition.
     if (Res.LinkerRedefined || Res.VisibleToRegularObj || Sym.isUsed() ||
         (GlobalRes.Partition != GlobalResolution::Unknown &&
          GlobalRes.Partition != Partition)) {
diff --git a/llvm/lib/Object/IRSymtab.cpp b/llvm/lib/Object/IRSymtab.cpp
--- a/llvm/lib/Object/IRSymtab.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/Object/IRSymtab.cpp
@@ -119,8 +119,19 @@
     return make_error<StringError>("input module has no datalayout",
                                    inconvertibleErrorCode());
 
+  // Symbols in the llvm.used list will get the FB_Used bit and will not be
+  // internalized. We do this for llvm.compiler.used as well:
+  //
+  // IR symbol table tracks module-level asm symbol references but not inline
+  // asm, so we may not know that a symbol defined in another translation unit
+  // is referenced. That definition may have __attribute__((used)) (which lowers
+  // to llvm.compiler.used on ELF targets) to communicate to the compiler that
+  // it may be used by inline asm. The usage is perfectly fine, so we treat
+  // llvm.compiler.used conservatively as llvm.used to work around our own
+  // limitation.
   SmallVector<GlobalValue *, 4> UsedV;
   collectUsedGlobalVariables(*M, UsedV, /*CompilerUsed=*/false);
+  collectUsedGlobalVariables(*M, UsedV, /*CompilerUsed=*/true);
   SmallPtrSet<GlobalValue *, 4> Used(UsedV.begin(), UsedV.end());
 
   ModuleSymbolTable Msymtab;
diff --git a/llvm/test/ThinLTO/X86/asm.ll b/llvm/test/ThinLTO/X86/asm.ll
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/llvm/test/ThinLTO/X86/asm.ll
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+; RUN: split-file %s %t
+; RUN: opt -module-summary %t/a.s -o %t/a.bc
+; RUN: opt -module-summary %t/b.s -o %t/b.bc
+; RUN: llvm-nm %t/a.bc | FileCheck %s --check-prefix=NM
+
+; RUN: llvm-lto2 run %t/a.bc %t/b.bc -o %t/out -save-temps -r=%t/a.bc,ref,plx -r=%t/b.bc,ff_h264_cabac_tables,pl
+; RUN: llvm-dis < %t/out.2.2.internalize.bc | FileCheck %s
+
+;--- a.s
+;; IR symtab does not track inline asm symbols, so we don't know
+;; ff_h264_cabac_tables is undefined.
+; NM-NOT: {{.}}
+; NM:     ---------------- T ref
+; NM-NOT: {{.}}
+target datalayout = "e-m:e-p270:32:32-p271:32:32-p272:64:64-i64:64-f80:128-n8:16:32:64-S128"
+target triple = "x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu"
+
+define i8* @ref() {
+entry:
+  %0 = tail call i8* asm sideeffect "lea ff_h264_cabac_tables(%rip), $0", "=&r,~{dirflag},~{fpsr},~{flags}"()
+  ret i8* %0
+}
+
+;--- b.s
+target datalayout = "e-m:e-p270:32:32-p271:32:32-p272:64:64-i64:64-f80:128-n8:16:32:64-S128"
+target triple = "x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu"
+
+;; ff_h264_cabac_tables has __attribute__((used)) in the source code, which means
+;; its definition must be retained because there can be references the compiler
+;; cannot see (inline asm reference). Test we don't internalize it.
+; CHECK: @ff_h264_cabac_tables = dso_local constant [1 x i8] c"\09"
+@ff_h264_cabac_tables = dso_local constant [1 x i8] c"\09"
+
+@llvm.compiler.used = appending global [1 x i8*] [i8* bitcast ([1 x i8]* @ff_h264_cabac_tables to i8*)], section "llvm.metadata"
diff --git a/llvm/test/tools/gold/X86/emit-llvm.ll b/llvm/test/tools/gold/X86/emit-llvm.ll
--- a/llvm/test/tools/gold/X86/emit-llvm.ll
+++ b/llvm/test/tools/gold/X86/emit-llvm.ll
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@
   ret void
 }
 
+;; f2 is not internalized because it is in the llvm.used list.
 ; CHECK-DAG: define hidden void @f2()
 ; OPT-DAG: define hidden void @f2()
 define hidden void @f2() {
@@ -97,6 +98,15 @@
   ret i32* @g8
 }
 
+;; f9 is not internalized because it is in the llvm.compiler.used list.
+; CHECK-DAG: define hidden void @f9()
+; OPT-DAG: define hidden void @f9()
+define hidden void @f9() {
+  ret void
+}
+
+@llvm.compiler.used = appending global [1 x i8*] [ i8* bitcast (void ()* @f9 to i8*)]
+
 ; RES: .o,f1,pl{{$}}
 ; RES: .o,f2,pl{{$}}
 ; RES: .o,f3,px{{$}}
@@ -105,6 +115,7 @@
 ; RES: .o,f6,p{{$}}
 ; RES: .o,f7,px{{$}}
 ; RES: .o,f8,px{{$}}
+; RES: .o,f9,pl{{$}}
 ; RES: .o,g1,px{{$}}
 ; RES: .o,g2,p{{$}}
 ; RES: .o,g3,p{{$}}