diff --git a/src/librustc_codegen_llvm/llvm_util.rs b/src/librustc_codegen_llvm/llvm_util.rs
index 290ca40926104..0120d6361cbbc 100644
--- a/src/librustc_codegen_llvm/llvm_util.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_codegen_llvm/llvm_util.rs
@@ -76,6 +76,8 @@ unsafe fn configure_llvm(sess: &Session) {
             }
         }
 
+        add("-import-instr-limit=50");
+
         if sess.target.target.target_os == "emscripten" &&
             sess.panic_strategy() == PanicStrategy::Unwind {
             add("-enable-emscripten-cxx-exceptions");