diff --git a/llvm/lib/Transforms/Instrumentation/ThreadSanitizer.cpp b/llvm/lib/Transforms/Instrumentation/ThreadSanitizer.cpp
index 5485998164f1e..0d48a350254ee 100644
--- a/llvm/lib/Transforms/Instrumentation/ThreadSanitizer.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/Transforms/Instrumentation/ThreadSanitizer.cpp
@@ -80,6 +80,10 @@ static cl::opt<bool> ClCompoundReadBeforeWrite(
     "tsan-compound-read-before-write", cl::init(false),
     cl::desc("Emit special compound instrumentation for reads-before-writes"),
     cl::Hidden);
+static cl::opt<bool>
+    ClOmitNonCaptured("tsan-omit-by-pointer-capturing", cl::init(true),
+                      cl::desc("Omit accesses due to pointer capturing"),
+                      cl::Hidden);
 
 STATISTIC(NumInstrumentedReads, "Number of instrumented reads");
 STATISTIC(NumInstrumentedWrites, "Number of instrumented writes");
@@ -450,7 +454,8 @@ void ThreadSanitizer::chooseInstructionsToInstrument(
 
     const AllocaInst *AI = findAllocaForValue(Addr);
     // Instead of Addr, we should check whether its base pointer is captured.
-    if (AI && !PointerMayBeCaptured(AI, /*ReturnCaptures=*/true)) {
+    if (AI && !PointerMayBeCaptured(AI, /*ReturnCaptures=*/true) &&
+        ClOmitNonCaptured) {
       // The variable is addressable but not captured, so it cannot be
       // referenced from a different thread and participate in a data race
       // (see llvm/Analysis/CaptureTracking.h for details).