diff --git a/include/llvm/IR/IRPrintingPasses.h b/include/llvm/IR/IRPrintingPasses.h
index 5f1d56f7e83..88b18e826da 100644
--- a/include/llvm/IR/IRPrintingPasses.h
+++ b/include/llvm/IR/IRPrintingPasses.h
@@ -47,6 +47,12 @@ FunctionPass *createPrintFunctionPass(raw_ostream &OS,
 BasicBlockPass *createPrintBasicBlockPass(raw_ostream &OS,
                                           const std::string &Banner = "");
 
+/// Print out a name of an LLVM value without any prefixes.
+///
+/// The name is surrounded with ""'s and escaped if it has any special or
+/// non-printable characters in it.
+void printLLVMNameWithoutPrefix(raw_ostream &OS, StringRef Name);
+
 /// \brief Pass for printing a Module as LLVM's text IR assembly.
 ///
 /// Note: This pass is for use with the new pass manager. Use the create...Pass
diff --git a/lib/IR/AsmWriter.cpp b/lib/IR/AsmWriter.cpp
index adc620db897..d2d15b3a665 100644
--- a/lib/IR/AsmWriter.cpp
+++ b/lib/IR/AsmWriter.cpp
@@ -343,18 +343,8 @@ enum PrefixType {
   NoPrefix
 };
 
-/// PrintLLVMName - Turn the specified name into an 'LLVM name', which is either
-/// prefixed with % (if the string only contains simple characters) or is
-/// surrounded with ""'s (if it has special chars in it).  Print it out.
-static void PrintLLVMName(raw_ostream &OS, StringRef Name, PrefixType Prefix) {
+void llvm::printLLVMNameWithoutPrefix(raw_ostream &OS, StringRef Name) {
   assert(!Name.empty() && "Cannot get empty name!");
-  switch (Prefix) {
-  case NoPrefix: break;
-  case GlobalPrefix: OS << '@'; break;
-  case ComdatPrefix: OS << '$'; break;
-  case LabelPrefix:  break;
-  case LocalPrefix:  OS << '%'; break;
-  }
 
   // Scan the name to see if it needs quotes first.
   bool NeedsQuotes = isdigit(static_cast<unsigned char>(Name[0]));
@@ -386,9 +376,31 @@ static void PrintLLVMName(raw_ostream &OS, StringRef Name, PrefixType Prefix) {
   OS << '"';
 }
 
-/// PrintLLVMName - Turn the specified name into an 'LLVM name', which is either
-/// prefixed with % (if the string only contains simple characters) or is
-/// surrounded with ""'s (if it has special chars in it).  Print it out.
+/// Turn the specified name into an 'LLVM name', which is either prefixed with %
+/// (if the string only contains simple characters) or is surrounded with ""'s
+/// (if it has special chars in it). Print it out.
+static void PrintLLVMName(raw_ostream &OS, StringRef Name, PrefixType Prefix) {
+  switch (Prefix) {
+  case NoPrefix:
+    break;
+  case GlobalPrefix:
+    OS << '@';
+    break;
+  case ComdatPrefix:
+    OS << '$';
+    break;
+  case LabelPrefix:
+    break;
+  case LocalPrefix:
+    OS << '%';
+    break;
+  }
+  printLLVMNameWithoutPrefix(OS, Name);
+}
+
+/// Turn the specified name into an 'LLVM name', which is either prefixed with %
+/// (if the string only contains simple characters) or is surrounded with ""'s
+/// (if it has special chars in it). Print it out.
 static void PrintLLVMName(raw_ostream &OS, const Value *V) {
   PrintLLVMName(OS, V->getName(),
                 isa<GlobalValue>(V) ? GlobalPrefix : LocalPrefix);