diff --git a/lib/Target/TargetLoweringObjectFile.cpp b/lib/Target/TargetLoweringObjectFile.cpp
index 0e67fe5d987..eab43fb4276 100644
--- a/lib/Target/TargetLoweringObjectFile.cpp
+++ b/lib/Target/TargetLoweringObjectFile.cpp
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ SectionKind TargetLoweringObjectFile::getKindForGlobal(const GlobalValue *GV,
 
   // If the global is marked constant, we can put it into a mergable section,
   // a mergable string section, or general .data if it contains relocations.
-  if (GVar->isConstant()) {
+  if (GVar->isConstant() && GVar->hasUnnamedAddr()) {
     // If the initializer for the global contains something that requires a
     // relocation, then we may have to drop this into a wriable data section
     // even though it is marked const.