diff --git a/src/librustc/session/config.rs b/src/librustc/session/config.rs
index 59b40e9e2dc5..574a8992ad15 100644
--- a/src/librustc/session/config.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/session/config.rs
@@ -1293,6 +1293,8 @@ options! {DebuggingOptions, DebuggingSetter, basic_debugging_options,
           "make the current crate share its generic instantiations"),
     chalk: bool = (false, parse_bool, [TRACKED],
           "enable the experimental Chalk-based trait solving engine"),
+    cross_lang_lto: bool = (false, parse_bool, [TRACKED],
+          "generate build artifacts that are compatible with linker-based LTO."),
 }
 
 pub fn default_lib_output() -> CrateType {
diff --git a/src/librustc_trans/back/write.rs b/src/librustc_trans/back/write.rs
index a14c98acb2dc..aeed81fa0594 100644
--- a/src/librustc_trans/back/write.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_trans/back/write.rs
@@ -293,7 +293,8 @@ impl ModuleConfig {
         self.inline_threshold = sess.opts.cg.inline_threshold;
         self.obj_is_bitcode = sess.target.target.options.obj_is_bitcode;
         let embed_bitcode = sess.target.target.options.embed_bitcode ||
-            sess.opts.debugging_opts.embed_bitcode;
+                            sess.opts.debugging_opts.embed_bitcode ||
+                            sess.opts.debugging_opts.cross_lang_lto;
         if embed_bitcode {
             match sess.opts.optimize {
                 config::OptLevel::No |