diff --git a/llvm/include/llvm/Support/FileSystem.h b/llvm/include/llvm/Support/FileSystem.h
index f0b74da3ad6f..48a2f0a748bc 100644
--- a/llvm/include/llvm/Support/FileSystem.h
+++ b/llvm/include/llvm/Support/FileSystem.h
@@ -378,9 +378,7 @@ inline bool exists(const Twine &Path) {
 ///
 /// @param Path Input path.
 /// @returns True if we can execute it, false otherwise.
-inline bool can_execute(const Twine &Path) {
-  return !access(Path, AccessMode::Execute);
-}
+bool can_execute(const Twine &Path);
 
 /// @brief Can we write this file?
 ///
diff --git a/llvm/lib/Support/Unix/Path.inc b/llvm/lib/Support/Unix/Path.inc
index a77efcca8f56..93e5654f2847 100644
--- a/llvm/lib/Support/Unix/Path.inc
+++ b/llvm/lib/Support/Unix/Path.inc
@@ -325,6 +325,10 @@ std::error_code access(const Twine &Path, AccessMode Mode) {
   return std::error_code();
 }
 
+bool can_execute(const Twine &Path) {
+  return !access(Path, AccessMode::Execute);
+}
+
 bool equivalent(file_status A, file_status B) {
   assert(status_known(A) && status_known(B));
   return A.fs_st_dev == B.fs_st_dev &&
diff --git a/llvm/lib/Support/Windows/Path.inc b/llvm/lib/Support/Windows/Path.inc
index 3033149980c1..1ee45c6f3627 100644
--- a/llvm/lib/Support/Windows/Path.inc
+++ b/llvm/lib/Support/Windows/Path.inc
@@ -302,6 +302,11 @@ std::error_code access(const Twine &Path, AccessMode Mode) {
   return std::error_code();
 }
 
+bool can_execute(const Twine &Path) {
+  return !access(Path, AccessMode::Execute) ||
+         !access(Path + ".exe", AccessMode::Execute);
+}
+
 bool equivalent(file_status A, file_status B) {
   assert(status_known(A) && status_known(B));
   return A.FileIndexHigh      == B.FileIndexHigh &&