diff --git a/lib/Sema/Sema.h b/lib/Sema/Sema.h
index d3e55f3..1909607 100644
--- a/lib/Sema/Sema.h
+++ b/lib/Sema/Sema.h
@@ -3777,7 +3777,7 @@
   /// Ensure attributes are consistent with type.
   /// \param [in, out] Attributes The attributes to check; they will
   /// be modified to be consistent with \arg PropertyTy.
-  void CheckObjCPropertyAttributes(QualType PropertyTy,
+  void CheckObjCPropertyAttributes(DeclPtrTy PropertyPtrTy,
                                    SourceLocation Loc,
                                    unsigned &Attributes);
   void ProcessPropertyDecl(ObjCPropertyDecl *property, ObjCContainerDecl *DC);
diff --git a/lib/Sema/SemaObjCProperty.cpp b/lib/Sema/SemaObjCProperty.cpp
index 4dc734d..f815068 100644
--- a/lib/Sema/SemaObjCProperty.cpp
+++ b/lib/Sema/SemaObjCProperty.cpp
@@ -44,9 +44,6 @@
     Diag(AtLoc, diag::error_reference_property);
     return DeclPtrTy();
   }
-  // Validate the attributes on the @property.
-  CheckObjCPropertyAttributes(T, AtLoc, Attributes);
-
   // Proceed with constructing the ObjCPropertDecls.
   ObjCContainerDecl *ClassDecl =
     cast<ObjCContainerDecl>(ClassCategory.getAs<Decl>());
@@ -60,10 +57,13 @@
                                             isOverridingProperty, T,
                                             MethodImplKind);
 
-  return DeclPtrTy::make(CreatePropertyDecl(S, ClassDecl, AtLoc, FD,
+  DeclPtrTy Res =  DeclPtrTy::make(CreatePropertyDecl(S, ClassDecl, AtLoc, FD,
                                             GetterSel, SetterSel,
                                             isAssign, isReadWrite,
                                             Attributes, T, MethodImplKind));
+  // Validate the attributes on the @property.
+  CheckObjCPropertyAttributes(Res, AtLoc, Attributes);
+  return Res;
 }
 
 Sema::DeclPtrTy
@@ -982,10 +982,13 @@
     AddInstanceMethodToGlobalPool(SetterMethod);
 }
 
-void Sema::CheckObjCPropertyAttributes(QualType PropertyTy,
+void Sema::CheckObjCPropertyAttributes(DeclPtrTy PropertyPtrTy,
                                        SourceLocation Loc,
                                        unsigned &Attributes) {
   // FIXME: Improve the reported location.
+  Decl *PDecl = PropertyPtrTy.getAs<Decl>();
+  ObjCPropertyDecl *PropertyDecl = dyn_cast_or_null<ObjCPropertyDecl>(PDecl);
+  QualType PropertyTy = PropertyDecl->getType(); 
 
   // readonly and readwrite/assign/retain/copy conflict.
   if ((Attributes & ObjCDeclSpec::DQ_PR_readonly) &&
@@ -1010,7 +1013,8 @@
   if ((Attributes & (ObjCDeclSpec::DQ_PR_copy | ObjCDeclSpec::DQ_PR_retain)) &&
       !PropertyTy->isObjCObjectPointerType() &&
       !PropertyTy->isBlockPointerType() &&
-      !Context.isObjCNSObjectType(PropertyTy)) {
+      !Context.isObjCNSObjectType(PropertyTy) &&
+      !PropertyDecl->getAttr<ObjCNSObjectAttr>()) {
     Diag(Loc, diag::err_objc_property_requires_object)
       << (Attributes & ObjCDeclSpec::DQ_PR_copy ? "copy" : "retain");
     Attributes &= ~(ObjCDeclSpec::DQ_PR_copy | ObjCDeclSpec::DQ_PR_retain);