diff --git a/include/llvm/LTO/LTOCodeGenerator.h b/include/llvm/LTO/LTOCodeGenerator.h
index bef6e9c6a72..b19b2325f73 100644
--- a/include/llvm/LTO/LTOCodeGenerator.h
+++ b/include/llvm/LTO/LTOCodeGenerator.h
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ private:
   typedef StringMap<uint8_t> StringSet;
 
   LLVMContext &Context;
-  Linker Linker;
+  Linker IRLinker;
   TargetMachine *TargetMach;
   bool EmitDwarfDebugInfo;
   bool ScopeRestrictionsDone;
diff --git a/lib/LTO/LTOCodeGenerator.cpp b/lib/LTO/LTOCodeGenerator.cpp
index 105fb6900db..1dd0721493d 100644
--- a/lib/LTO/LTOCodeGenerator.cpp
+++ b/lib/LTO/LTOCodeGenerator.cpp
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ const char* LTOCodeGenerator::getVersionString() {
 }
 
 LTOCodeGenerator::LTOCodeGenerator()
-    : Context(getGlobalContext()), Linker(new Module("ld-temp.o", Context)),
+    : Context(getGlobalContext()), IRLinker(new Module("ld-temp.o", Context)),
       TargetMach(nullptr), EmitDwarfDebugInfo(false),
       ScopeRestrictionsDone(false), CodeModel(LTO_CODEGEN_PIC_MODEL_DEFAULT),
       NativeObjectFile(nullptr), DiagHandler(nullptr), DiagContext(nullptr) {
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ LTOCodeGenerator::~LTOCodeGenerator() {
   TargetMach = nullptr;
   NativeObjectFile = nullptr;
 
-  Linker.deleteModule();
+  IRLinker.deleteModule();
 
   for (std::vector<char *>::iterator I = CodegenOptions.begin(),
                                      E = CodegenOptions.end();
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ void LTOCodeGenerator::initializeLTOPasses() {
 }
 
 bool LTOCodeGenerator::addModule(LTOModule* mod, std::string& errMsg) {
-  bool ret = Linker.linkInModule(mod->getLLVVMModule(), &errMsg);
+  bool ret = IRLinker.linkInModule(mod->getLLVVMModule(), &errMsg);
 
   const std::vector<const char*> &undefs = mod->getAsmUndefinedRefs();
   for (int i = 0, e = undefs.size(); i != e; ++i)
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ bool LTOCodeGenerator::writeMergedModules(const char *path,
   }
 
   // write bitcode to it
-  WriteBitcodeToFile(Linker.getModule(), Out.os());
+  WriteBitcodeToFile(IRLinker.getModule(), Out.os());
   Out.os().close();
 
   if (Out.os().has_error()) {
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ bool LTOCodeGenerator::determineTarget(std::string &errMsg) {
   if (TargetMach)
     return true;
 
-  std::string TripleStr = Linker.getModule()->getTargetTriple();
+  std::string TripleStr = IRLinker.getModule()->getTargetTriple();
   if (TripleStr.empty())
     TripleStr = sys::getDefaultTargetTriple();
   llvm::Triple Triple(TripleStr);
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ static void accumulateAndSortLibcalls(std::vector<StringRef> &Libcalls,
 void LTOCodeGenerator::applyScopeRestrictions() {
   if (ScopeRestrictionsDone)
     return;
-  Module *mergedModule = Linker.getModule();
+  Module *mergedModule = IRLinker.getModule();
 
   // Start off with a verification pass.
   PassManager passes;
@@ -463,7 +463,7 @@ bool LTOCodeGenerator::generateObjectFile(raw_ostream &out,
   if (!this->determineTarget(errMsg))
     return false;
 
-  Module *mergedModule = Linker.getModule();
+  Module *mergedModule = IRLinker.getModule();
 
   // Mark which symbols can not be internalized
   this->applyScopeRestrictions();