diff --git a/lib/Target/Mips/MipsTargetAsmInfo.cpp b/lib/Target/Mips/MipsTargetAsmInfo.cpp
index 2d3eff1c910..aa7576f3295 100644
--- a/lib/Target/Mips/MipsTargetAsmInfo.cpp
+++ b/lib/Target/Mips/MipsTargetAsmInfo.cpp
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ MipsTargetAsmInfo::MipsTargetAsmInfo(const MipsTargetMachine &TM) {
   ReadOnlySection      = "\t.rdata";
   ZeroDirective        = "\t.space\t";
   BSSSection           = "\t.section\t.bss";
-  GlobalDirective      = "\t.globl\t";
   LCOMMDirective       = "\t.lcomm\t";
 
   if (TM.getRelocationModel() == Reloc::Static)
diff --git a/lib/Target/TargetAsmInfo.cpp b/lib/Target/TargetAsmInfo.cpp
index fc91871420d..090bb078018 100644
--- a/lib/Target/TargetAsmInfo.cpp
+++ b/lib/Target/TargetAsmInfo.cpp
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ TargetAsmInfo::TargetAsmInfo() :
   EightByteConstantSection(0),
   SixteenByteConstantSection(0),
   ReadOnlySection(0),
-  GlobalDirective(0),
+  GlobalDirective("\t.globl\t"),
   SetDirective(0),
   LCOMMDirective(0),
   COMMDirective("\t.comm\t"),