diff --git a/lib/CodeGen/CGDecl.cpp b/lib/CodeGen/CGDecl.cpp
index 98a449a..244a532 100644
--- a/lib/CodeGen/CGDecl.cpp
+++ b/lib/CodeGen/CGDecl.cpp
@@ -231,6 +231,9 @@
 
 void CodeGenFunction::EmitStaticBlockVarDecl(const VarDecl &D,
                                       llvm::GlobalValue::LinkageTypes Linkage) {
+  // Bail out early if the block is unreachable.
+  if (!Builder.GetInsertBlock()) return;
+
   llvm::Value *&DMEntry = LocalDeclMap[&D];
   assert(DMEntry == 0 && "Decl already exists in localdeclmap!");
 
diff --git a/test/CodeGenCXX/static-init.cpp b/test/CodeGenCXX/static-init.cpp
index a67d137..750da02 100644
--- a/test/CodeGenCXX/static-init.cpp
+++ b/test/CodeGenCXX/static-init.cpp
@@ -34,3 +34,14 @@
 void h3() {
   h2();
 }
+
+// PR6980: this shouldn't crash
+namespace test0 {
+  struct A { A(); };
+  __attribute__((noreturn)) int throw_exception();
+
+  void test() {
+    throw_exception();
+    static A r;
+  }
+}