diff --git a/lib/Transforms/Utils/BasicBlockUtils.cpp b/lib/Transforms/Utils/BasicBlockUtils.cpp
index 1f9a2031f3b..c728c0bd5f1 100644
--- a/lib/Transforms/Utils/BasicBlockUtils.cpp
+++ b/lib/Transforms/Utils/BasicBlockUtils.cpp
@@ -94,10 +94,14 @@ void llvm::DeleteDeadPHIs(BasicBlock *BB) {
 
 /// MergeBlockIntoPredecessor - Attempts to merge a block into its predecessor,
 /// if possible.  The return value indicates success or failure.
-bool llvm::MergeBlockIntoPredecessor(BasicBlock* BB, Pass* P) {
+bool llvm::MergeBlockIntoPredecessor(BasicBlock *BB, Pass *P) {
   pred_iterator PI(pred_begin(BB)), PE(pred_end(BB));
-  // Can't merge the entry block.
-  if (pred_begin(BB) == pred_end(BB)) return false;
+  // Can't merge the entry block.  Don't merge away blocks who have their
+  // address taken: this is a bug if the predecessor block is the entry node
+  // (because we'd end up taking the address of the entry) and undesirable in
+  // any case.
+  if (pred_begin(BB) == pred_end(BB) ||
+      BB->hasAddressTaken()) return false;
   
   BasicBlock *PredBB = *PI++;
   for (; PI != PE; ++PI)  // Search all predecessors, see if they are all same