diff --git a/llvm/lib/AsmParser/LLLexer.cpp b/llvm/lib/AsmParser/LLLexer.cpp
index 1a5eec3..4fec7e6 100644
--- a/llvm/lib/AsmParser/LLLexer.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/AsmParser/LLLexer.cpp
@@ -481,6 +481,8 @@
 
   KEYWORD(private);
   KEYWORD(internal);
+  KEYWORD(linker_private);        // NOTE: deprecated, for parser compatibility
+  KEYWORD(linker_private_weak);   // NOTE: deprecated, for parser compatibility
   KEYWORD(available_externally);
   KEYWORD(linkonce);
   KEYWORD(linkonce_odr);
diff --git a/llvm/lib/AsmParser/LLParser.cpp b/llvm/lib/AsmParser/LLParser.cpp
index 37151e6..b53b4ce 100644
--- a/llvm/lib/AsmParser/LLParser.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/AsmParser/LLParser.cpp
@@ -247,6 +247,8 @@
     //               ('constant'|'global') ...
     case lltok::kw_private:             // OptionalLinkage
     case lltok::kw_internal:            // OptionalLinkage
+    case lltok::kw_linker_private:      // Obsolete OptionalLinkage
+    case lltok::kw_linker_private_weak: // Obsolete OptionalLinkage
     case lltok::kw_weak:                // OptionalLinkage
     case lltok::kw_weak_odr:            // OptionalLinkage
     case lltok::kw_linkonce:            // OptionalLinkage
@@ -1286,6 +1288,10 @@
 ///   ::= 'common'
 ///   ::= 'extern_weak'
 ///   ::= 'external'
+///
+///   Deprecated Values:
+///     ::= 'linker_private'
+///     ::= 'linker_private_weak'
 bool LLParser::ParseOptionalLinkage(unsigned &Res, bool &HasLinkage) {
   HasLinkage = false;
   switch (Lex.getKind()) {
@@ -1303,6 +1309,13 @@
   case lltok::kw_common:         Res = GlobalValue::CommonLinkage;        break;
   case lltok::kw_extern_weak:    Res = GlobalValue::ExternalWeakLinkage;  break;
   case lltok::kw_external:       Res = GlobalValue::ExternalLinkage;      break;
+
+  case lltok::kw_linker_private:
+  case lltok::kw_linker_private_weak:
+    Lex.Lex();
+    // treat linker_private and linker_private_weak as PrivateLinkage
+    Res = GlobalValue::PrivateLinkage;
+    return false;
   }
   Lex.Lex();
   HasLinkage = true;
diff --git a/llvm/lib/AsmParser/LLToken.h b/llvm/lib/AsmParser/LLToken.h
index 532e896..00f7fe8 100644
--- a/llvm/lib/AsmParser/LLToken.h
+++ b/llvm/lib/AsmParser/LLToken.h
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@
 
     kw_private,
     kw_internal,
+    kw_linker_private,          // NOTE: deprecated, for parser compatibility
+    kw_linker_private_weak,     // NOTE: deprecated, for parser compatibility
     kw_linkonce, kw_linkonce_odr,
     kw_weak, kw_weak_odr, kw_appending,
     kw_dllimport, kw_dllexport, kw_common, kw_available_externally,
diff --git a/llvm/test/Bitcode/deprecated-linker_private-linker_private_weak.ll b/llvm/test/Bitcode/deprecated-linker_private-linker_private_weak.ll
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..538f641
--- /dev/null
+++ b/llvm/test/Bitcode/deprecated-linker_private-linker_private_weak.ll
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+; RUN: llvm-as -o - %s | llvm-dis | FileCheck %s
+
+@.linker_private = linker_private unnamed_addr constant [15 x i8] c"linker_private\00", align 64
+@.linker_private_weak = linker_private_weak unnamed_addr constant [20 x i8] c"linker_private_weak\00", align 64
+
+; CHECK: @.linker_private = private unnamed_addr constant [15 x i8] c"linker_private\00", align 64
+; CHECK: @.linker_private_weak = private unnamed_addr constant [20 x i8] c"linker_private_weak\00", align 64
+