diff --git a/compiler/rustc_codegen_llvm/src/consts.rs b/compiler/rustc_codegen_llvm/src/consts.rs
index 75b298f14ca..49d0281775b 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_codegen_llvm/src/consts.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_codegen_llvm/src/consts.rs
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ fn codegen_static_item(&self, def_id: DefId) {
             let val_llty = self.val_ty(v);
 
             let g = self.get_static_inner(def_id, val_llty);
-            let llty = self.val_ty(g);
+            let llty = llvm::LLVMGlobalGetValueType(g);
 
             let g = if val_llty == llty {
                 g
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_codegen_llvm/src/llvm/ffi.rs b/compiler/rustc_codegen_llvm/src/llvm/ffi.rs
index 80b13c0e1d4..e2557ee8800 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_codegen_llvm/src/llvm/ffi.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_codegen_llvm/src/llvm/ffi.rs
@@ -974,6 +974,7 @@ pub fn LLVMConstInBoundsGEP2<'a>(
     pub fn LLVMGetAlignment(Global: &Value) -> c_uint;
     pub fn LLVMSetAlignment(Global: &Value, Bytes: c_uint);
     pub fn LLVMSetDLLStorageClass(V: &Value, C: DLLStorageClass);
+    pub fn LLVMGlobalGetValueType(Global: &Value) -> &Type;
 
     // Operations on global variables
     pub fn LLVMIsAGlobalVariable(GlobalVar: &Value) -> Option<&Value>;