diff --git a/lib/TableGen/TGParser.cpp b/lib/TableGen/TGParser.cpp
index e5f6f165d13..10e80fb9190 100644
--- a/lib/TableGen/TGParser.cpp
+++ b/lib/TableGen/TGParser.cpp
@@ -77,7 +77,8 @@ bool TGParser::AddValue(Record *CurRec, SMLoc Loc, const RecordVal &RV) {
 /// SetValue -
 /// Return true on error, false on success.
 bool TGParser::SetValue(Record *CurRec, SMLoc Loc, Init *ValName,
-                        const std::vector<unsigned> &BitList, Init *V) {
+                        const std::vector<unsigned> &BitList, Init *V,
+                        bool AllowSelfAssignment) {
   if (!V) return false;
 
   if (!CurRec) CurRec = &CurMultiClass->Rec;
@@ -91,8 +92,8 @@ bool TGParser::SetValue(Record *CurRec, SMLoc Loc, Init *ValName,
   // in the resolution machinery.
   if (BitList.empty())
     if (VarInit *VI = dyn_cast<VarInit>(V))
-      if (VI->getNameInit() == ValName)
-        return false;
+      if (VI->getNameInit() == ValName && !AllowSelfAssignment)
+        return true;
 
   // If we are assigning to a subset of the bits in the value... then we must be
   // assigning to a field of BitsRecTy, which must have a BitsInit
@@ -2359,7 +2360,8 @@ Record *TGParser::InstantiateMulticlassDef(MultiClass &MC, Record *DefProto,
   // though, so that uses in nested multiclass names don't get
   // confused.
   if (SetValue(CurRec.get(), Ref.RefRange.Start, "NAME",
-               std::vector<unsigned>(), DefmPrefix)) {
+               std::vector<unsigned>(), DefmPrefix,
+               /*AllowSelfAssignment*/true)) {
     Error(DefmPrefixRange.Start, "Could not resolve " +
           CurRec->getNameInitAsString() + ":NAME to '" +
           DefmPrefix->getAsUnquotedString() + "'");
diff --git a/lib/TableGen/TGParser.h b/lib/TableGen/TGParser.h
index 8b41134d4ff..b4407041908 100644
--- a/lib/TableGen/TGParser.h
+++ b/lib/TableGen/TGParser.h
@@ -105,10 +105,13 @@ public:
 private:  // Semantic analysis methods.
   bool AddValue(Record *TheRec, SMLoc Loc, const RecordVal &RV);
   bool SetValue(Record *TheRec, SMLoc Loc, Init *ValName,
-                const std::vector<unsigned> &BitList, Init *V);
+                const std::vector<unsigned> &BitList, Init *V,
+                bool AllowSelfAssignment = false);
   bool SetValue(Record *TheRec, SMLoc Loc, const std::string &ValName,
-                const std::vector<unsigned> &BitList, Init *V) {
-    return SetValue(TheRec, Loc, StringInit::get(ValName), BitList, V);
+                const std::vector<unsigned> &BitList, Init *V,
+                bool AllowSelfAssignment = false) {
+    return SetValue(TheRec, Loc, StringInit::get(ValName), BitList, V,
+                    AllowSelfAssignment);
   }
   bool AddSubClass(Record *Rec, SubClassReference &SubClass);
   bool AddSubMultiClass(MultiClass *CurMC,