diff --git a/llvm/include/llvm/Target/TargetMachine.h b/llvm/include/llvm/Target/TargetMachine.h
index 04c97c1502a1b..b286efdea3c19 100644
--- a/llvm/include/llvm/Target/TargetMachine.h
+++ b/llvm/include/llvm/Target/TargetMachine.h
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 #include <string>
 #include <utility>
 
-extern LLVM_ABI llvm::cl::opt<bool> NoKernelInfoEndLTO;
+LLVM_ABI extern llvm::cl::opt<bool> NoKernelInfoEndLTO;
 
 namespace llvm {