diff --git a/lib/Transforms/IPO/Internalize.cpp b/lib/Transforms/IPO/Internalize.cpp
index 962d3de3156..dae69ce0915 100644
--- a/lib/Transforms/IPO/Internalize.cpp
+++ b/lib/Transforms/IPO/Internalize.cpp
@@ -115,6 +115,10 @@ static bool shouldInternalize(const GlobalValue &GV,
   if (GV.hasAvailableExternallyLinkage())
     return false;
 
+  // Assume that dllexported symbols are referenced elsewhere
+  if (GV.hasDLLExportLinkage())
+    return false;
+
   // Already has internal linkage
   if (GV.hasLocalLinkage())
     return false;
diff --git a/test/Transforms/Internalize/lists.ll b/test/Transforms/Internalize/lists.ll
index 83e441a2dfe..637d701524e 100644
--- a/test/Transforms/Internalize/lists.ll
+++ b/test/Transforms/Internalize/lists.ll
@@ -48,3 +48,12 @@ define void @foo() {
 define available_externally void @bar() {
   ret void
 }
+
+; ALL: define dllexport void @export_foo() {
+; FOO_AND_J: define dllexport void @export_foo() {
+; FOO_AND_BAR: define dllexport void @export_foo() {
+; FOO_J_AND_BAR: define dllexport void @export_foo() {
+define dllexport void @export_foo() {
+  ret void
+}
+