diff --git a/compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/layout.rs b/compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/layout.rs
index d187146476a..a7488fd44cd 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/layout.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/layout.rs
@@ -2888,6 +2888,14 @@ pub fn fn_can_unwind<'tcx>(tcx: TyCtxt<'tcx>, fn_def_id: Option<DefId>, abi: Spe
             return false;
         }
 
+        // With `-C panic=abort`, all non-FFI functions are required to not unwind.
+        //
+        // Note that this is true regardless ABI specified on the function -- a `extern "C-unwind"`
+        // function defined in Rust is also required to abort.
+        if tcx.sess.panic_strategy() == PanicStrategy::Abort && !tcx.is_foreign_item(did) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
         // With -Z panic-in-drop=abort, drop_in_place never unwinds.
         //
         // This is not part of `codegen_fn_attrs` as it can differ between crates
diff --git a/src/test/codegen/unwind-abis/c-unwind-abi-panic-abort.rs b/src/test/codegen/unwind-abis/c-unwind-abi-panic-abort.rs
index 398937a04c9..e817d5715a1 100644
--- a/src/test/codegen/unwind-abis/c-unwind-abi-panic-abort.rs
+++ b/src/test/codegen/unwind-abis/c-unwind-abi-panic-abort.rs
@@ -1,22 +1,27 @@
 // compile-flags: -C panic=abort
 
-// Test that `nounwind` atributes are not applied to `C-unwind` extern functions
-// even when the code is compiled with `panic=abort`.
+// Test that `nounwind` atributes are also applied to extern `C-unwind` Rust functions
+// when the code is compiled with `panic=abort`.
 
 #![crate_type = "lib"]
 #![feature(c_unwind)]
 
-extern "C-unwind" {
-    fn may_unwind();
-}
-
-// CHECK: @rust_item_that_can_unwind() unnamed_addr #0
+// CHECK: @rust_item_that_can_unwind() unnamed_addr [[ATTR0:#[0-9]+]]
 #[no_mangle]
 pub unsafe extern "C-unwind" fn rust_item_that_can_unwind() {
+    // CHECK: call void @_ZN4core9panicking15panic_no_unwind
     may_unwind();
 }
 
+extern "C-unwind" {
+    // CHECK: @may_unwind() unnamed_addr [[ATTR1:#[0-9]+]]
+    fn may_unwind();
+}
+
 // Now, make sure that the LLVM attributes for this functions are correct.  First, make
 // sure that the first item is correctly marked with the `nounwind` attribute:
 //
-// CHECK-NOT: attributes #0 = { {{.*}}nounwind{{.*}} }
+// CHECK: attributes [[ATTR0]] = { {{.*}}nounwind{{.*}} }
+//
+// Now, check that foreign item is correctly marked without the `nounwind` attribute.
+// CHECK-NOT: attributes [[ATTR1]] = { {{.*}}nounwind{{.*}} }