diff --git a/include/llvm/MC/MCExpr.h b/include/llvm/MC/MCExpr.h
index 859cab52941..19a32e7adde 100644
--- a/include/llvm/MC/MCExpr.h
+++ b/include/llvm/MC/MCExpr.h
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ class MCContext;
 class MCSymbol;
 class MCValue;
 class raw_ostream;
+class StringRef;
 
 /// MCExpr - Base class for the full range of assembler expressions which are
 /// needed for parsing.
@@ -119,7 +120,10 @@ public:
   /// @{
 
   static const MCSymbolRefExpr *Create(const MCSymbol *Symbol, MCContext &Ctx);
-
+  static const MCSymbolRefExpr *Create(const StringRef &Name, MCContext &Ctx);
+  
+  
+  
   /// @}
   /// @name Accessors
   /// @{
diff --git a/lib/MC/MCExpr.cpp b/lib/MC/MCExpr.cpp
index c0ecad0361a..0f3e053de8e 100644
--- a/lib/MC/MCExpr.cpp
+++ b/lib/MC/MCExpr.cpp
@@ -133,6 +133,12 @@ const MCSymbolRefExpr *MCSymbolRefExpr::Create(const MCSymbol *Sym,
   return new (Ctx) MCSymbolRefExpr(Sym);
 }
 
+const MCSymbolRefExpr *MCSymbolRefExpr::Create(const StringRef &Name,
+                                               MCContext &Ctx) {
+  return Create(Ctx.GetOrCreateSymbol(Name), Ctx);
+}
+
+
 /* *** */
 
 bool MCExpr::EvaluateAsAbsolute(MCContext &Ctx, int64_t &Res) const {