diff --git a/lib/IR/Verifier.cpp b/lib/IR/Verifier.cpp
index a114a5fd07c..8d9c7f07280 100644
--- a/lib/IR/Verifier.cpp
+++ b/lib/IR/Verifier.cpp
@@ -566,10 +566,15 @@ void Verifier::visitGlobalValue(const GlobalValue &GV) {
   if (GV.isDeclarationForLinker())
     Assert(!GV.hasComdat(), "Declaration may not be in a Comdat!", &GV);
 
-  if (GV.hasDLLImportStorageClass())
+  if (GV.hasDLLImportStorageClass()) {
     Assert(!GV.isDSOLocal(),
            "GlobalValue with DLLImport Storage is dso_local!", &GV);
 
+    Assert((GV.isDeclaration() && GV.hasExternalLinkage()) ||
+               GV.hasAvailableExternallyLinkage(),
+           "Global is marked as dllimport, but not external", &GV);
+  }
+
   if (GV.hasLocalLinkage())
     Assert(GV.isDSOLocal(),
            "GlobalValue with private or internal linkage must be dso_local!",
@@ -665,11 +670,6 @@ void Verifier::visitGlobalVariable(const GlobalVariable &GV) {
     }
   }
 
-  Assert(!GV.hasDLLImportStorageClass() ||
-             (GV.isDeclaration() && GV.hasExternalLinkage()) ||
-             GV.hasAvailableExternallyLinkage(),
-         "Global is marked as dllimport, but not external", &GV);
-
   // Visit any debug info attachments.
   SmallVector<MDNode *, 1> MDs;
   GV.getMetadata(LLVMContext::MD_dbg, MDs);
@@ -2193,11 +2193,6 @@ void Verifier::visitFunction(const Function &F) {
       Assert(false, "Invalid user of intrinsic instruction!", U);
   }
 
-  Assert(!F.hasDLLImportStorageClass() ||
-             (F.isDeclaration() && F.hasExternalLinkage()) ||
-             F.hasAvailableExternallyLinkage(),
-         "Function is marked as dllimport, but not external.", &F);
-
   auto *N = F.getSubprogram();
   HasDebugInfo = (N != nullptr);
   if (!HasDebugInfo)
diff --git a/test/Bitcode/compatibility.ll b/test/Bitcode/compatibility.ll
index 0157fd438a7..8c0471a1134 100644
--- a/test/Bitcode/compatibility.ll
+++ b/test/Bitcode/compatibility.ll
@@ -230,8 +230,6 @@ declare void @g.f1()
 ; Aliases -- DLLStorageClass
 @a.dlldefault = default alias i32, i32* @g.dlldefault
 ; CHECK: @a.dlldefault = alias i32, i32* @g.dlldefault
-@a.dllimport = dllimport alias i32, i32* @g1
-; CHECK: @a.dllimport = dllimport alias i32, i32* @g1
 @a.dllexport = dllexport alias i32, i32* @g.dllexport
 ; CHECK: @a.dllexport = dllexport alias i32, i32* @g.dllexport