diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 3fbd7ebb38..6f46a29a97 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 [submodule "llvm"]
 	path = llvm
 	url = https://github.com/llvm-mirror/llvm
-	branch = release_40
+	branch = release_50
 [submodule "GSL"]
 	path = 3rdparty/GSL
 	url = https://github.com/Microsoft/GSL.git
diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index fea2fa4e1f..cade5c78af 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ build_script:
  - cmake --build . --config Release -- /logger:"C:\Program Files\AppVeyor\BuildAgent\Appveyor.MSBuildLogger.dll"
 
 install:
- - if not exist llvmlibs.7z appveyor DownloadFile "https://drive.google.com/uc?export=download&id=0B8A6NaxhQAGRY2k3Q2Yya05lcm8" -FileName llvmlibs.7z
+ - if not exist llvmlibs.7z appveyor DownloadFile "https://drive.google.com/uc?export=download&id=0B-BE73aaGDNxdG1PM1JPb0hNeHM" -FileName llvmlibs.7z
  - if not exist vulkan.7z appveyor DownloadFile "https://drive.google.com/uc?export=download&id=0B8A6NaxhQAGRaHYxV3VOS2d0a0U" -FileName vulkan.7z
  - if not exist zlib.7z appveyor DownloadFile "https://drive.google.com/uc?export=download&id=0B-HVE3xvheVFX05lRFdnZlh5aUU" -FileName zlib.7z
  - set QTDIR=C:\Qt\5.9.1\msvc2017_64
diff --git a/llvm b/llvm
index 4423e35117..0779919c44 160000
--- a/llvm
+++ b/llvm
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 4423e351176a92975739dd4ea43c2ff5877236ae
+Subproject commit 0779919c445146573e7703bef4a94f3d0fd3ca68
diff --git a/rpcs3/CMakeLists.txt b/rpcs3/CMakeLists.txt
index 05453e06e5..678b338b23 100644
--- a/rpcs3/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/rpcs3/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH "${RPCS3_SRC_DIR}/cmake_modules")
 find_package(OpenGL REQUIRED)
 find_package(OpenAL REQUIRED)
 if (NOT WITHOUT_LLVM)
-	find_package(LLVM 4.0 CONFIG)
+	find_package(LLVM 5.0 CONFIG)
   if (NOT LLVM_FOUND)
     message("System LLVM was not found, LLVM will be built from the submodule.")
 
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ if (NOT WITHOUT_LLVM)
     set(LLVM_DIR "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/../llvm_build/lib/cmake/llvm/")
 
     # now tries to find LLVM again
-    find_package(LLVM 4.0 CONFIG)
+    find_package(LLVM 5.0 CONFIG)
     if (NOT LLVM_FOUND)
       message(WARNING "Couldn't build LLVM from the submodule. You might need to run `git submodule update --init`")
     endif()
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ if(WIN32)
 endif()
 
 if(NOT LLVM_FOUND)
-	Message("LLVM 4.0 not found. RPCS3 will be compiled without LLVM support.")
+	Message("LLVM 5.0 not found. RPCS3 will be compiled without LLVM support.")
 else()
 	add_definitions(${LLVM_DEFINITIONS})
 	add_definitions(-DLLVM_AVAILABLE)
diff --git a/rpcs3_llvm.props b/rpcs3_llvm.props
index 9e95717589..1e62b9ab6b 100644
--- a/rpcs3_llvm.props
+++ b/rpcs3_llvm.props
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     <Lib>
       <AdditionalLibraryDirectories Condition="'$(Configuration)'=='Debug - LLVM'">..\llvm_build\Debug\lib</AdditionalLibraryDirectories>
       <AdditionalLibraryDirectories Condition="'$(Configuration)'=='Release - LLVM'">..\llvm_build\Release\lib</AdditionalLibraryDirectories>
-      <AdditionalDependencies>LLVMProfileData.lib;LLVMDebugInfoCodeView.lib;LLVMDebugInfoMSF.lib;LLVMInstrumentation.lib;LLVMMCJIT.lib;LLVMRuntimeDyld.lib;LLVMVectorize.lib;LLVMX86CodeGen.lib;LLVMGlobalISel.lib;LLVMX86Disassembler.lib;LLVMExecutionEngine.lib;LLVMAsmPrinter.lib;LLVMSelectionDAG.lib;LLVMCodeGen.lib;LLVMScalarOpts.lib;LLVMInstCombine.lib;LLVMTransformUtils.lib;LLVMAnalysis.lib;LLVMTarget.lib;LLVMX86Desc.lib;LLVMX86AsmPrinter.lib;LLVMObject.lib;LLVMMCParser.lib;LLVMBitReader.lib;LLVMCore.lib;LLVMX86Utils.lib;LLVMMC.lib;LLVMX86Info.lib;LLVMSupport.lib;LLVMMCDisassembler.lib;LLVMipo.lib</AdditionalDependencies>
+      <AdditionalDependencies>LLVMProfileData.lib;LLVMDebugInfoCodeView.lib;LLVMDebugInfoMSF.lib;LLVMInstrumentation.lib;LLVMMCJIT.lib;LLVMRuntimeDyld.lib;LLVMVectorize.lib;LLVMX86CodeGen.lib;LLVMGlobalISel.lib;LLVMX86Disassembler.lib;LLVMExecutionEngine.lib;LLVMAsmPrinter.lib;LLVMSelectionDAG.lib;LLVMCodeGen.lib;LLVMScalarOpts.lib;LLVMInstCombine.lib;LLVMTransformUtils.lib;LLVMAnalysis.lib;LLVMTarget.lib;LLVMX86Desc.lib;LLVMX86AsmPrinter.lib;LLVMObject.lib;LLVMMCParser.lib;LLVMBitReader.lib;LLVMCore.lib;LLVMX86Utils.lib;LLVMMC.lib;LLVMX86Info.lib;LLVMSupport.lib;LLVMMCDisassembler.lib;LLVMipo.lib;LLVMBinaryFormat.lib</AdditionalDependencies>
     </Lib>
   </ItemDefinitionGroup>
   <ItemGroup />