diff --git a/src/librustc_codegen_llvm/back/write.rs b/src/librustc_codegen_llvm/back/write.rs
index e261ac65446..dd9ada0b95d 100644
--- a/src/librustc_codegen_llvm/back/write.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_codegen_llvm/back/write.rs
@@ -165,6 +165,13 @@ pub fn target_machine_factory(
 
     let asm_comments = sess.asm_comments();
     let relax_elf_relocations = sess.target.target.options.relax_elf_relocations;
+
+    let use_init_array = !sess
+        .opts
+        .debugging_opts
+        .use_ctors_section
+        .unwrap_or(sess.target.target.options.use_ctors_section);
+
     Arc::new(move || {
         let tm = unsafe {
             llvm::LLVMRustCreateTargetMachine(
@@ -184,6 +191,7 @@ pub fn target_machine_factory(
                 asm_comments,
                 emit_stack_size_section,
                 relax_elf_relocations,
+                use_init_array,
             )
         };
 
diff --git a/src/librustc_codegen_llvm/llvm/ffi.rs b/src/librustc_codegen_llvm/llvm/ffi.rs
index 477712f5053..0d466c2cd74 100644
--- a/src/librustc_codegen_llvm/llvm/ffi.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_codegen_llvm/llvm/ffi.rs
@@ -1956,6 +1956,7 @@ extern "C" {
         AsmComments: bool,
         EmitStackSizeSection: bool,
         RelaxELFRelocations: bool,
+        UseInitArray: bool,
     ) -> Option<&'static mut TargetMachine>;
     pub fn LLVMRustDisposeTargetMachine(T: &'static mut TargetMachine);
     pub fn LLVMRustAddBuilderLibraryInfo(
diff --git a/src/librustc_interface/tests.rs b/src/librustc_interface/tests.rs
index 69237b81a82..de304bcec23 100644
--- a/src/librustc_interface/tests.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_interface/tests.rs
@@ -571,6 +571,7 @@ fn test_debugging_options_tracking_hash() {
     tracked!(tls_model, Some(TlsModel::GeneralDynamic));
     tracked!(treat_err_as_bug, Some(1));
     tracked!(unleash_the_miri_inside_of_you, true);
+    tracked!(use_ctors_section, Some(true));
     tracked!(verify_llvm_ir, true);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/librustc_session/options.rs b/src/librustc_session/options.rs
index 689fbf3b95a..4eabb55e6df 100644
--- a/src/librustc_session/options.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_session/options.rs
@@ -1010,6 +1010,8 @@ options! {DebuggingOptions, DebuggingSetter, basic_debugging_options,
         `mir` (the MIR), or `mir-cfg` (graphviz formatted MIR)"),
     unstable_options: bool = (false, parse_bool, [UNTRACKED],
         "adds unstable command line options to rustc interface (default: no)"),
+    use_ctors_section: Option<bool> = (None, parse_opt_bool, [TRACKED],
+        "use legacy .ctors section for initializers rather than .init_array"),
     verbose: bool = (false, parse_bool, [UNTRACKED],
         "in general, enable more debug printouts (default: no)"),
     verify_llvm_ir: bool = (false, parse_bool, [TRACKED],
diff --git a/src/librustc_target/spec/mod.rs b/src/librustc_target/spec/mod.rs
index 51dce9e144c..477161dc658 100644
--- a/src/librustc_target/spec/mod.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_target/spec/mod.rs
@@ -882,6 +882,10 @@ pub struct TargetOptions {
 
     /// Additional arguments to pass to LLVM, similar to the `-C llvm-args` codegen option.
     pub llvm_args: Vec<String>,
+
+    /// Whether to use legacy .ctors initialization hooks rather than .init_array. Defaults
+    /// to false (uses .init_array).
+    pub use_ctors_section: bool,
 }
 
 impl Default for TargetOptions {
@@ -972,6 +976,7 @@ impl Default for TargetOptions {
             llvm_abiname: "".to_string(),
             relax_elf_relocations: false,
             llvm_args: vec![],
+            use_ctors_section: false,
         }
     }
 }
@@ -1312,6 +1317,7 @@ impl Target {
         key!(llvm_abiname);
         key!(relax_elf_relocations, bool);
         key!(llvm_args, list);
+        key!(use_ctors_section, bool);
 
         if let Some(array) = obj.find("abi-blacklist").and_then(Json::as_array) {
             for name in array.iter().filter_map(|abi| abi.as_string()) {
@@ -1541,6 +1547,7 @@ impl ToJson for Target {
         target_option_val!(llvm_abiname);
         target_option_val!(relax_elf_relocations);
         target_option_val!(llvm_args);
+        target_option_val!(use_ctors_section);
 
         if default.abi_blacklist != self.options.abi_blacklist {
             d.insert(
diff --git a/src/librustc_target/spec/netbsd_base.rs b/src/librustc_target/spec/netbsd_base.rs
index 95c4749f9c7..988346af2d7 100644
--- a/src/librustc_target/spec/netbsd_base.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_target/spec/netbsd_base.rs
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ pub fn opts() -> TargetOptions {
         pre_link_args: args,
         position_independent_executables: true,
         relro_level: RelroLevel::Full,
+        use_ctors_section: true,
         ..Default::default()
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/rustllvm/PassWrapper.cpp b/src/rustllvm/PassWrapper.cpp
index e1d75418243..84bde9a52f7 100644
--- a/src/rustllvm/PassWrapper.cpp
+++ b/src/rustllvm/PassWrapper.cpp
@@ -447,7 +447,8 @@ extern "C" LLVMTargetMachineRef LLVMRustCreateTargetMachine(
     bool Singlethread,
     bool AsmComments,
     bool EmitStackSizeSection,
-    bool RelaxELFRelocations) {
+    bool RelaxELFRelocations,
+    bool UseInitArray) {
 
   auto OptLevel = fromRust(RustOptLevel);
   auto RM = fromRust(RustReloc);
@@ -473,6 +474,7 @@ extern "C" LLVMTargetMachineRef LLVMRustCreateTargetMachine(
   Options.MCOptions.PreserveAsmComments = AsmComments;
   Options.MCOptions.ABIName = ABIStr;
   Options.RelaxELFRelocations = RelaxELFRelocations;
+  Options.UseInitArray = UseInitArray;
 
   if (TrapUnreachable) {
     // Tell LLVM to codegen `unreachable` into an explicit trap instruction.