diff --git a/include/llvm/IR/GCStrategy.h b/include/llvm/IR/GCStrategy.h
index 15acfe443cd..c9b0a848ab7 100644
--- a/include/llvm/IR/GCStrategy.h
+++ b/include/llvm/IR/GCStrategy.h
@@ -188,6 +188,9 @@ public:
 /// register your GCMetadataPrinter subclass with the
 /// GCMetadataPrinterRegistery as well.
 typedef Registry<GCStrategy> GCRegistry;
+
+/// GCStrategy is instantiated in GCStrategy.cpp.
+extern template class Registry<GCStrategy>;
 }
 
 #endif
diff --git a/lib/IR/GCStrategy.cpp b/lib/IR/GCStrategy.cpp
index 56e6946daf6..b451310f7f0 100644
--- a/lib/IR/GCStrategy.cpp
+++ b/lib/IR/GCStrategy.cpp
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
 
 #include "llvm/IR/GCStrategy.h"
 
+template class llvm::Registry<llvm::GCStrategy>;
+
 using namespace llvm;
 
 GCStrategy::GCStrategy()