diff --git a/gen/classes.cpp b/gen/classes.cpp
index 3f14da5a75..d50462116c 100644
--- a/gen/classes.cpp
+++ b/gen/classes.cpp
@@ -605,7 +605,8 @@ static LLConstant* build_offti_array(ClassDeclaration* cd, LLType* arrayT)
     name.append("__OffsetTypeInfos");
 
     // create symbol
-    llvm::GlobalVariable* gvar = new llvm::GlobalVariable(arrTy,true,DtoInternalLinkage(cd),arrInit,name,gIR->module);
+    llvm::GlobalVariable* gvar = getOrCreateGlobal(cd->loc, *gIR->module, arrTy,
+        true,DtoInternalLinkage(cd),arrInit,name);
     ptr = DtoBitCast(gvar, getPtrToType(arrTy->getElementType()));
 
     return DtoConstSlice(size, ptr);
diff --git a/gen/declarations.cpp b/gen/declarations.cpp
index 237bbc95e9..dcb710bbea 100644
--- a/gen/declarations.cpp
+++ b/gen/declarations.cpp
@@ -98,23 +98,6 @@ void TupleDeclaration::codegen(Ir* p)
 
 /* ================================================================== */
 
-static llvm::GlobalVariable* createGlobal(llvm::Type* type, bool isConst,
-    llvm::GlobalValue::LinkageTypes linkage, llvm::StringRef name,
-    bool isThreadLocal)
-{
-#if LDC_LLVM_VER >= 302
-    // FIXME: clang uses a command line option for the thread model
-    const llvm::GlobalVariable::ThreadLocalMode tlsModel =
-        isThreadLocal ? llvm::GlobalVariable::GeneralDynamicTLSModel
-                      : llvm::GlobalVariable::NotThreadLocal;
-    return new llvm::GlobalVariable(*gIR->module, type, isConst, linkage,
-                                    NULL, name, 0, tlsModel);
-#else
-    return new llvm::GlobalVariable(*gIR->module, type, isConst, linkage,
-                                    NULL, name, 0, isThreadLocal);
-#endif
-}
-
 void VarDeclaration::codegen(Ir* p)
 {
     Logger::print("VarDeclaration::codegen(): %s | %s\n", toChars(), type->toChars());
@@ -171,8 +154,9 @@ void VarDeclaration::codegen(Ir* p)
         // this->ir.irGlobal->value!), and in case we also do an initializer
         // with a different type later, swap it out and replace any existing
         // uses with bitcasts to the previous type.
-        llvm::GlobalVariable* gvar = createGlobal(i1ToI8(DtoType(type)), isLLConst,
-            llLinkage, llName, isThreadlocal());
+        llvm::GlobalVariable* gvar = getOrCreateGlobal(loc, *gIR->module,
+            i1ToI8(DtoType(type)), isLLConst, llLinkage, 0, llName,
+            isThreadlocal());
         this->ir.irGlobal->value = gvar;
 
         // Check if we are defining or just declaring the global in this module.
@@ -184,8 +168,8 @@ void VarDeclaration::codegen(Ir* p)
             // In case of type mismatch, swap out the variable.
             if (initVal->getType() != gvar->getType()->getElementType())
             {
-                llvm::GlobalVariable* newGvar = createGlobal(
-                    initVal->getType(), isLLConst, llLinkage,
+                llvm::GlobalVariable* newGvar = getOrCreateGlobal(loc,
+                    *gIR->module, initVal->getType(), isLLConst, llLinkage, 0,
                     "", // We take on the name of the old global below.
                     isThreadlocal());
 
diff --git a/gen/llvmhelpers.cpp b/gen/llvmhelpers.cpp
index 4d71b928ce..53198c2909 100644
--- a/gen/llvmhelpers.cpp
+++ b/gen/llvmhelpers.cpp
@@ -2024,3 +2024,32 @@ llvm::Constant* DtoConstSymbolAddress(const Loc& loc, Declaration* decl)
 
     llvm_unreachable("Taking constant address not implemented.");
 }
+
+llvm::GlobalVariable* getOrCreateGlobal(Loc loc, llvm::Module& module,
+    llvm::Type* type, bool isConstant, llvm::GlobalValue::LinkageTypes linkage,
+    llvm::Constant* init, llvm::StringRef name, bool isThreadLocal)
+{
+    llvm::GlobalVariable* existing = module.getGlobalVariable(name, true);
+    if (existing)
+    {
+        if (existing->getType()->getElementType() != type)
+        {
+            error(loc, "Global variable type does not match previous "
+                "declaration with same mangled name: %s", name.str().c_str());
+            fatal();
+        }
+        return existing;
+    }
+
+#if LDC_LLVM_VER >= 302
+    // FIXME: clang uses a command line option for the thread model
+    const llvm::GlobalVariable::ThreadLocalMode tlsModel =
+        isThreadLocal ? llvm::GlobalVariable::GeneralDynamicTLSModel
+                      : llvm::GlobalVariable::NotThreadLocal;
+    return new llvm::GlobalVariable(module, type, isConstant, linkage,
+                                    init, name, 0, tlsModel);
+#else
+    return new llvm::GlobalVariable(module, type, isConstant, linkage,
+                                    init, name, 0, isThreadLocal);
+#endif
+}
diff --git a/gen/llvmhelpers.h b/gen/llvmhelpers.h
index bf8e561e26..a23b2a55eb 100644
--- a/gen/llvmhelpers.h
+++ b/gen/llvmhelpers.h
@@ -226,4 +226,16 @@ LLConstant* toConstantArray(LLType* ct, LLArrayType* at, T* str, size_t len, boo
     return LLConstantArray::get(at, vals);
 }
 
+
+/// Tries to create an LLVM global with the given properties. If a variable with
+/// the same mangled name already exists, checks if the types match and returns
+/// it instead.
+///
+/// Necessary to support multiple declarations with the same mangled name, as
+/// can be the case due to pragma(mangle).
+llvm::GlobalVariable* getOrCreateGlobal(Loc loc, llvm::Module& module,
+    llvm::Type* type, bool isConstant, llvm::GlobalValue::LinkageTypes linkage,
+    llvm::Constant* init, llvm::StringRef name, bool isThreadLocal = false);
+
+
 #endif
diff --git a/gen/module.cpp b/gen/module.cpp
index 693ca36bcf..f8151904bc 100644
--- a/gen/module.cpp
+++ b/gen/module.cpp
@@ -178,8 +178,9 @@ static LLFunction* build_module_reference_and_ctor(LLConstant* moduleinfo)
     std::string thismrefname = "_D";
     thismrefname += gIR->dmodule->mangle();
     thismrefname += "11__moduleRefZ";
-    LLGlobalVariable* thismref = new LLGlobalVariable(*gIR->module, modulerefTy, false, LLGlobalValue::InternalLinkage, thismrefinit, thismrefname);
-
+    LLGlobalVariable* thismref = getOrCreateGlobal(Loc(), *gIR->module,
+        modulerefTy, false, LLGlobalValue::InternalLinkage, thismrefinit,
+        thismrefname);
     // make sure _Dmodule_ref is declared
     LLConstant* mref = gIR->module->getNamedGlobal("_Dmodule_ref");
     LLType *modulerefPtrTy = getPtrToType(modulerefTy);
@@ -341,7 +342,8 @@ llvm::GlobalVariable* Module::moduleInfoSymbol()
 
     // declare global
     // flags will be modified at runtime so can't make it constant
-    moduleInfoVar = new llvm::GlobalVariable(*gIR->module, moduleInfoType, false, llvm::GlobalValue::ExternalLinkage, NULL, MIname);
+    moduleInfoVar = getOrCreateGlobal(loc, *gIR->module, moduleInfoType,
+        false, llvm::GlobalValue::ExternalLinkage, NULL, MIname);
 
     return moduleInfoVar;
 }
diff --git a/gen/rttibuilder.cpp b/gen/rttibuilder.cpp
index bc182b5f5c..79f1c9bfea 100644
--- a/gen/rttibuilder.cpp
+++ b/gen/rttibuilder.cpp
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ void RTTIBuilder::push_void_array(llvm::Constant* CI, Type* valtype, Dsymbol* ma
     std::string initname(mangle_sym->mangle());
     initname.append(".rtti.voidarr.data");
 
-    LLGlobalVariable* G = new llvm::GlobalVariable(
+    LLGlobalVariable* G = new LLGlobalVariable(
         *gIR->module, CI->getType(), true, TYPEINFO_LINKAGE_TYPE, CI, initname);
     G->setAlignment(valtype->alignsize());
 
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ void RTTIBuilder::push_array(llvm::Constant * CI, uint64_t dim, Type* valtype, D
     initname.append(tmpStr);
     initname.append(".data");
 
-    LLGlobalVariable* G = new llvm::GlobalVariable(
+    LLGlobalVariable* G = new LLGlobalVariable(
         *gIR->module, CI->getType(), true, TYPEINFO_LINKAGE_TYPE, CI, initname);
     G->setAlignment(valtype->alignsize());
 
diff --git a/gen/runtime.cpp b/gen/runtime.cpp
index a0ccd41cc6..6d49356ff2 100644
--- a/gen/runtime.cpp
+++ b/gen/runtime.cpp
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #include "root.h"
 #include "gen/irstate.h"
 #include "gen/llvm.h"
+#include "gen/llvmhelpers.h"
 #include "gen/logger.h"
 #include "gen/tollvm.h"
 #include "ir/irtype.h"
@@ -121,8 +122,8 @@ llvm::GlobalVariable* LLVM_D_GetRuntimeGlobal(llvm::Module* target, const char*
     }
 
     LLPointerType* t = g->getType();
-    return new LLGlobalVariable(*target, t->getElementType(), g->isConstant(),
-                                g->getLinkage(), NULL, g->getName());
+    return getOrCreateGlobal(Loc(), *target, t->getElementType(), g->isConstant(),
+                             g->getLinkage(), NULL, g->getName());
 }
 
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
diff --git a/ir/iraggr.cpp b/ir/iraggr.cpp
index 5e5acf23f5..ce4bdc9d61 100644
--- a/ir/iraggr.cpp
+++ b/ir/iraggr.cpp
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ LLGlobalVariable * IrAggr::getInitSymbol()
 
     llvm::GlobalValue::LinkageTypes _linkage = DtoExternalLinkage(aggrdecl);
 
-    init = new llvm::GlobalVariable(
+    init = getOrCreateGlobal(aggrdecl->loc,
         *gIR->module, init_type, true, _linkage, NULL, initname);
 
     // set alignment
diff --git a/ir/irclass.cpp b/ir/irclass.cpp
index b280a80d47..755d5048b7 100644
--- a/ir/irclass.cpp
+++ b/ir/irclass.cpp
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ LLGlobalVariable * IrAggr::getVtblSymbol()
 
     LLType* vtblTy = stripModifiers(type)->irtype->isClass()->getVtbl();
 
-    vtbl = new llvm::GlobalVariable(
+    vtbl = getOrCreateGlobal(aggrdecl->loc,
         *gIR->module, vtblTy, true, _linkage, NULL, initname);
 
     return vtbl;
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ LLGlobalVariable * IrAggr::getClassInfoSymbol()
     assert(tc && "invalid ClassInfo type");
 
     // classinfos cannot be constants since they're used as locks for synchronized
-    classInfo = new llvm::GlobalVariable(
+    classInfo = getOrCreateGlobal(aggrdecl->loc,
         *gIR->module, tc->getMemoryLLType(), false, _linkage, NULL, initname);
 
     // Generate some metadata on this ClassInfo if it's for a class.
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ LLGlobalVariable * IrAggr::getInterfaceArraySymbol()
     name.append("16__interfaceInfosZ");
 
     llvm::GlobalValue::LinkageTypes _linkage = DtoExternalLinkage(aggrdecl);
-    classInterfacesArray = new llvm::GlobalVariable(*gIR->module,
+    classInterfacesArray = getOrCreateGlobal(cd->loc, *gIR->module,
         array_type, true, _linkage, NULL, name);
 
     return classInterfacesArray;
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ llvm::GlobalVariable * IrAggr::getInterfaceVtbl(BaseClass * b, bool new_instance
     mangle.append(b->base->mangle());
     mangle.append("6__vtblZ");
 
-    llvm::GlobalVariable* GV = new llvm::GlobalVariable(
+    llvm::GlobalVariable* GV = getOrCreateGlobal(cd->loc,
         *gIR->module,
         vtbl_constant->getType(),
         true,