diff --git a/include/linux/init.h b/include/linux/init.h
index 8e346d1bd837..cd365db26a21 100644
--- a/include/linux/init.h
+++ b/include/linux/init.h
@@ -147,6 +147,15 @@ extern bool initcall_debug;
 
 #ifndef __ASSEMBLY__
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_LTO_CLANG
+  /* prepend the variable name with __COUNTER__ to ensure correct ordering */
+  #define ___initcall_name2(c, fn, id) 	__initcall_##c##_##fn##id
+  #define ___initcall_name1(c, fn, id)	___initcall_name2(c, fn, id)
+  #define __initcall_name(fn, id) 	___initcall_name1(__COUNTER__, fn, id)
+#else
+  #define __initcall_name(fn, id) 	__initcall_##fn##id
+#endif
+
 /*
  * initcalls are now grouped by functionality into separate
  * subsections. Ordering inside the subsections is determined
@@ -164,7 +173,7 @@ extern bool initcall_debug;
  */
 
 #define __define_initcall(fn, id) \
-	static initcall_t __initcall_##fn##id __used \
+	static initcall_t __initcall_name(fn, id) __used \
 	__attribute__((__section__(".initcall" #id ".init"))) = fn;
 
 /*