diff --git a/clang/lib/Driver/Tools.cpp b/clang/lib/Driver/Tools.cpp
index e95d49d..8e670db 100644
--- a/clang/lib/Driver/Tools.cpp
+++ b/clang/lib/Driver/Tools.cpp
@@ -5887,6 +5887,14 @@
   const char *Exec =
     Args.MakeArgString(getToolChain().GetProgramPath("as"));
   C.addCommand(new Command(JA, *this, Exec, CmdArgs));
+
+  // Handle the debug info splitting at object creation time if we're
+  // creating an object.
+  // TODO: Currently only works on linux with newer objcopy.
+  if (Args.hasArg(options::OPT_gsplit_dwarf) &&
+      (getToolChain().getTriple().getOS() == llvm::Triple::Linux))
+    SplitDebugInfo(getToolChain(), C, *this, JA, Args, Output,
+                   SplitDebugName(Args, Inputs));
 }
 
 static void AddLibgcc(llvm::Triple Triple, const Driver &D,