diff --git a/llvm/lib/ExecutionEngine/JIT/JITEmitter.cpp b/llvm/lib/ExecutionEngine/JIT/JITEmitter.cpp
index 0cd476984f23..dec71116404b 100644
--- a/llvm/lib/ExecutionEngine/JIT/JITEmitter.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/ExecutionEngine/JIT/JITEmitter.cpp
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ void *JITEmitter::getPointerToGlobal(GlobalValue *V, void *Reference,
   void *ResultPtr = TheJIT->getPointerToGlobalIfAvailable(F);
   if (ResultPtr) return ResultPtr;
 
-  if (F->hasExternalLinkage()) {
+  if (F->hasExternalLinkage() && F->isExternal()) {
     // If this is an external function pointer, we can force the JIT to
     // 'compile' it, which really just adds it to the map.
     if (DoesntNeedStub)