diff --git a/clang/lib/CodeGen/CodeGenModule.cpp b/clang/lib/CodeGen/CodeGenModule.cpp
index 2bcca5e85bdfe..ba376f9ecfacd 100644
--- a/clang/lib/CodeGen/CodeGenModule.cpp
+++ b/clang/lib/CodeGen/CodeGenModule.cpp
@@ -7146,8 +7146,8 @@ void CodeGenModule::EmitTopLevelDecl(Decl *D) {
     // For C++ standard modules we are done - we will call the module
     // initializer for imported modules, and that will likewise call those for
     // any imports it has.
-    if (CXX20ModuleInits && Import->getImportedOwningModule() &&
-        !Import->getImportedOwningModule()->isModuleMapModule())
+    if (CXX20ModuleInits && Import->getImportedModule() &&
+        Import->getImportedModule()->isNamedModule())
       break;
 
     // For clang C++ module map modules the initializers for sub-modules are
diff --git a/clang/test/Modules/static-initializer.cppm b/clang/test/Modules/static-initializer.cppm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..10d4854ee67fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/clang/test/Modules/static-initializer.cppm
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+// RUN: rm -rf %t
+// RUN: mkdir -p %t
+// RUN: split-file %s %t
+//
+// RUN: %clang_cc1 -triple %itanium_abi_triple -std=c++20 %t/a.cppm -emit-module-interface -o %t/a.pcm
+// RUN: %clang_cc1 -triple %itanium_abi_triple -std=c++20 %t/a.cpp -fmodule-file=a=%t/a.pcm -emit-llvm -o - | FileCheck %t/a.cpp
+
+//--- a.cppm
+export module a;
+int func();
+static int a = func();
+
+//--- a.cpp
+import a;
+
+// CHECK-NOT: internal global
+// CHECK-NOT: __cxx_global_var_init
+