diff --git a/llvm/lib/Transforms/IPO/GlobalOpt.cpp b/llvm/lib/Transforms/IPO/GlobalOpt.cpp
index 501130690946..0381f8c180e5 100644
--- a/llvm/lib/Transforms/IPO/GlobalOpt.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/Transforms/IPO/GlobalOpt.cpp
@@ -3018,7 +3018,8 @@ bool GlobalOpt::OptimizeGlobalAliases(Module &M) {
       // Give the aliasee the name, linkage and other attributes of the alias.
       Target->takeName(J);
       Target->setLinkage(J->getLinkage());
-      Target->GlobalValue::copyAttributesFrom(J);
+      Target->setVisibility(J->getVisibility());
+      Target->setDLLStorageClass(J->getDLLStorageClass());
 
       if (Used.usedErase(J))
         Used.usedInsert(Target);
diff --git a/llvm/test/Transforms/GlobalOpt/alias-resolve.ll b/llvm/test/Transforms/GlobalOpt/alias-resolve.ll
index 32f4bf8ebe25..5e229b942680 100644
--- a/llvm/test/Transforms/GlobalOpt/alias-resolve.ll
+++ b/llvm/test/Transforms/GlobalOpt/alias-resolve.ll
@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
-; We use a temporary file so that the test fails when opt crashes.
-
-; RUN: opt < %s -globalopt -S > %t
-; RUN: FileCheck %s < %t
+; RUN: opt < %s -globalopt -S | FileCheck %s
 
 @foo1 = alias void ()* @foo2
 ; CHECK: @foo1 = alias void ()* @foo2
diff --git a/llvm/test/Transforms/GlobalOpt/alias-used-section.ll b/llvm/test/Transforms/GlobalOpt/alias-used-section.ll
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..987c4a4926de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/llvm/test/Transforms/GlobalOpt/alias-used-section.ll
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+; RUN: opt -S -globalopt < %s | FileCheck %s
+
+@_Z17in_custom_section = internal global i8 42, section "CUSTOM"
+@in_custom_section = protected dllexport alias internal i8* @_Z17in_custom_section
+
+; CHECK: @in_custom_section = internal protected dllexport global i8 42, section "CUSTOM"
+
+@llvm.used = appending global [1 x i8*] [i8* @in_custom_section], section "llvm.metadata"