diff --git a/llvm/lib/VMCore/IRBuilder.cpp b/llvm/lib/VMCore/IRBuilder.cpp
index 5114e2d498c5..0994394aefde 100644
--- a/llvm/lib/VMCore/IRBuilder.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/VMCore/IRBuilder.cpp
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ Value *IRBuilderBase::CreateGlobalString(StringRef Str, const Twine &Name) {
   Constant *StrConstant = ConstantArray::get(Context, Str, true);
   Module &M = *BB->getParent()->getParent();
   GlobalVariable *GV = new GlobalVariable(M, StrConstant->getType(),
-                                          true, GlobalValue::InternalLinkage,
+                                          true, GlobalValue::PrivateLinkage,
                                           StrConstant, "", 0, false);
   GV->setName(Name);
   GV->setUnnamedAddr(true);
diff --git a/llvm/test/Transforms/SimplifyLibCalls/Printf.ll b/llvm/test/Transforms/SimplifyLibCalls/Printf.ll
index c98e79ae554d..489c993f2110 100644
--- a/llvm/test/Transforms/SimplifyLibCalls/Printf.ll
+++ b/llvm/test/Transforms/SimplifyLibCalls/Printf.ll
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 @str = internal constant [13 x i8] c"hello world\0A\00"         ; <[13 x i8]*> [#uses=1]
 @str1 = internal constant [2 x i8] c"h\00"              ; <[2 x i8]*> [#uses=1]
 
-; CHECK: internal unnamed_addr constant [12 x i8] c"hello world\00"
+; CHECK: private unnamed_addr constant [12 x i8] c"hello world\00"
 
 declare i32 @printf(i8*, ...)