diff --git a/llvm/include/llvm/CodeGen/AsmPrinter.h b/llvm/include/llvm/CodeGen/AsmPrinter.h
index e92c8a8df534..fbb0821c2172 100644
--- a/llvm/include/llvm/CodeGen/AsmPrinter.h
+++ b/llvm/include/llvm/CodeGen/AsmPrinter.h
@@ -236,6 +236,7 @@ namespace llvm {
     /// then it will be printed first.  Comments should not contain '\n'.
     void EOL() const;
     void EOL(const std::string &Comment) const;
+    void EOL(const char* Comment) const;
     
     /// EmitULEB128Bytes - Emit an assembler byte data directive to compose an
     /// unsigned leb128 value.
diff --git a/llvm/lib/CodeGen/AsmPrinter.cpp b/llvm/lib/CodeGen/AsmPrinter.cpp
index a682a3f5a88d..132066339723 100644
--- a/llvm/lib/CodeGen/AsmPrinter.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/CodeGen/AsmPrinter.cpp
@@ -551,6 +551,7 @@ void AsmPrinter::PrintHex(int Value) const {
 void AsmPrinter::EOL() const {
   O << '\n';
 }
+
 void AsmPrinter::EOL(const std::string &Comment) const {
   if (AsmVerbose && !Comment.empty()) {
     O << '\t'
@@ -561,6 +562,16 @@ void AsmPrinter::EOL(const std::string &Comment) const {
   O << '\n';
 }
 
+void AsmPrinter::EOL(const char* Comment) const {
+  if (AsmVerbose && *Comment) {
+    O << '\t'
+      << TAI->getCommentString()
+      << ' '
+      << Comment;
+  }
+  O << '\n';
+}
+
 /// EmitULEB128Bytes - Emit an assembler byte data directive to compose an
 /// unsigned leb128 value.
 void AsmPrinter::EmitULEB128Bytes(unsigned Value) const {