2 files changed, 6 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/llvm/lib/IR/Globals.cpp b/llvm/lib/IR/Globals.cpp
index 2265e4c2b72..f97602015f1 100644
--- a/llvm/lib/IR/Globals.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/IR/Globals.cpp
@@ -80,6 +80,12 @@ void GlobalValue::setAlignment(unsigned Align) {
   assert(getAlignment() == Align && "Alignment representation error!");
 }
 
+const std::string &GlobalValue::getSection() const {
+  if (auto *GA = dyn_cast<GlobalAlias>(this))
+    return GA->getAliasedGlobal()->getSection();
+  return Section;
+}
+
 void GlobalValue::setSection(StringRef S) {
   assert(!isa<GlobalAlias>(this) && "GlobalAlias should not have a section!");
   Section = S;
diff --git a/llvm/lib/IR/Verifier.cpp b/llvm/lib/IR/Verifier.cpp
index bc378aed16b..083f7b5255e 100644
--- a/llvm/lib/IR/Verifier.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/IR/Verifier.cpp
@@ -476,7 +476,6 @@ void Verifier::visitGlobalAlias(const GlobalAlias &GA) {
   Assert1(GA.getType() == GA.getAliasee()->getType(),
           "Alias and aliasee types should match!", &GA);
   Assert1(!GA.hasUnnamedAddr(), "Alias cannot have unnamed_addr!", &GA);
-  Assert1(!GA.hasSection(), "Alias cannot have a section!", &GA);
 
   const Constant *Aliasee = GA.getAliasee();
   const GlobalValue *GV = dyn_cast<GlobalValue>(Aliasee);