diff --git a/lib/Target/X86/X86ISelLowering.cpp b/lib/Target/X86/X86ISelLowering.cpp
index db56df6e914..9f02d2fcca5 100644
--- a/lib/Target/X86/X86ISelLowering.cpp
+++ b/lib/Target/X86/X86ISelLowering.cpp
@@ -25497,9 +25497,8 @@ bool X86TargetLowering::shouldExpandAtomicStoreInIR(StoreInst *SI) const {
 // FIXME: On 32 bits x86, fild/movq might be faster than lock cmpxchg8b.
 TargetLowering::AtomicExpansionKind
 X86TargetLowering::shouldExpandAtomicLoadInIR(LoadInst *LI) const {
-  auto PTy = cast<PointerType>(LI->getPointerOperandType());
-  return needsCmpXchgNb(PTy->getElementType()) ? AtomicExpansionKind::CmpXChg
-                                               : AtomicExpansionKind::None;
+  return needsCmpXchgNb(LI->getType()) ? AtomicExpansionKind::CmpXChg
+                                       : AtomicExpansionKind::None;
 }
 
 TargetLowering::AtomicExpansionKind