1 files changed, 12 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_codegen_ssa/src/codegen_attrs.rs b/compiler/rustc_codegen_ssa/src/codegen_attrs.rs
index c28b0d644e6..b479b037668 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_codegen_ssa/src/codegen_attrs.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_codegen_ssa/src/codegen_attrs.rs
@@ -327,6 +327,18 @@ fn codegen_fn_attrs(tcx: TyCtxt<'_>, did: LocalDefId) -> CodegenFnAttrs {
                     } else {
                         codegen_fn_attrs.linkage = linkage;
                     }
+                    if tcx.is_mutable_static(did.into()) {
+                        let mut diag = tcx.dcx().struct_span_err(
+                            attr.span,
+                            "mutable statics are not allowed with `#[linkage]`",
+                        );
+                        diag.note(
+                            "making the static mutable would allow changing which symbol the \
+                             static references rather than make the target of the symbol \
+                             mutable",
+                        );
+                        diag.emit();
+                    }
                 }
             }
             sym::link_section => {