diff --git a/clang/lib/CodeGen/CGCXX.cpp b/clang/lib/CodeGen/CGCXX.cpp
index 15686f7ff6ed..eeedaf106438 100644
--- a/clang/lib/CodeGen/CGCXX.cpp
+++ b/clang/lib/CodeGen/CGCXX.cpp
@@ -146,13 +146,13 @@ bool CodeGenModule::TryEmitDefinitionAsAlias(GlobalDecl AliasDecl,
     if (!InEveryTU)
       return true;
 
-    assert(Linkage == TargetLinkage);
     // Instead of creating as alias to a linkonce_odr, replace all of the uses
     // of the aliassee.
-    if (TargetLinkage == llvm::GlobalValue::LinkOnceODRLinkage) {
+    if (Linkage == llvm::GlobalValue::LinkOnceODRLinkage) {
       Replacements[MangledName] = Aliasee;
       return false;
     }
+    assert(Linkage == TargetLinkage);
   }
 
   // Create the alias with no name.
diff --git a/clang/test/CodeGenCXX/microsoft-abi-structors-alias.cpp b/clang/test/CodeGenCXX/microsoft-abi-structors-alias.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d54520fab72c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/clang/test/CodeGenCXX/microsoft-abi-structors-alias.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+// RUN: %clang_cc1 -emit-llvm %s -o - -cxx-abi microsoft -triple=i386-pc-win32 -fno-rtti -mconstructor-aliases | FileCheck %s
+
+namespace test1 {
+template <typename T> class A {
+  ~A() {}
+};
+template class A<char>;
+// CHECK: define weak_odr x86_thiscallcc void @"\01??1?$A@D@test1@@AAE@XZ"
+}