diff --git a/lib/ExecutionEngine/JIT/Emitter.cpp b/lib/ExecutionEngine/JIT/Emitter.cpp
index 2bead72272d..4cf4c15d3f9 100644
--- a/lib/ExecutionEngine/JIT/Emitter.cpp
+++ b/lib/ExecutionEngine/JIT/Emitter.cpp
@@ -150,6 +150,7 @@ namespace {
     virtual void* finishFunctionStub(const Function &F);
     virtual void emitByte(unsigned char B);
     virtual void emitWord(unsigned W);
+    virtual void emitWordAt(unsigned W, unsigned *Ptr);
 
     virtual uint64_t getGlobalValueAddress(GlobalValue *V);
     virtual uint64_t getGlobalValueAddress(const std::string &Name);
@@ -244,6 +245,10 @@ void Emitter::emitWord(unsigned W) {
   CurByte += sizeof(unsigned);
 }
 
+void Emitter::emitWordAt(unsigned W, unsigned *Ptr) {
+  *Ptr = W;
+}
+
 uint64_t Emitter::getGlobalValueAddress(GlobalValue *V) {
   // Try looking up the function to see if it is already compiled, if not return
   // 0.