diff --git a/llvm/include/llvm/MC/MCELFStreamer.h b/llvm/include/llvm/MC/MCELFStreamer.h
index 7090022d692a..2ad993c9e14c 100644
--- a/llvm/include/llvm/MC/MCELFStreamer.h
+++ b/llvm/include/llvm/MC/MCELFStreamer.h
@@ -29,16 +29,15 @@ class raw_ostream;
 
 class MCELFStreamer : public MCObjectStreamer {
 public:
-  MCELFStreamer(MCContext &Context, MCTargetStreamer *TargetStreamer,
-                MCAsmBackend &TAB, raw_ostream &OS, MCCodeEmitter *Emitter)
-      : MCObjectStreamer(Context, TargetStreamer, TAB, OS, Emitter), 
-                         SeenIdent(false) {}
+  MCELFStreamer(MCContext &Context, MCAsmBackend &TAB, raw_ostream &OS,
+                MCCodeEmitter *Emitter)
+      : MCObjectStreamer(Context, TAB, OS, Emitter),
+        SeenIdent(false) {}
 
-  MCELFStreamer(MCContext &Context, MCTargetStreamer *TargetStreamer,
-                MCAsmBackend &TAB, raw_ostream &OS, MCCodeEmitter *Emitter,
-                MCAssembler *Assembler)
-      : MCObjectStreamer(Context, TargetStreamer, TAB, OS, Emitter, Assembler), 
-                         SeenIdent(false) {}
+  MCELFStreamer(MCContext &Context, MCAsmBackend &TAB, raw_ostream &OS,
+                MCCodeEmitter *Emitter, MCAssembler *Assembler)
+      : MCObjectStreamer(Context, TAB, OS, Emitter, Assembler),
+        SeenIdent(false) {}
 
   virtual ~MCELFStreamer();
 
diff --git a/llvm/include/llvm/MC/MCObjectStreamer.h b/llvm/include/llvm/MC/MCObjectStreamer.h
index 56675443015e..f6a7e713c4c1 100644
--- a/llvm/include/llvm/MC/MCObjectStreamer.h
+++ b/llvm/include/llvm/MC/MCObjectStreamer.h
@@ -40,12 +40,10 @@ class MCObjectStreamer : public MCStreamer {
   virtual void EmitCFIEndProcImpl(MCDwarfFrameInfo &Frame);
 
 protected:
-  MCObjectStreamer(MCContext &Context, MCTargetStreamer *TargetStreamer,
-                   MCAsmBackend &TAB, raw_ostream &_OS,
+  MCObjectStreamer(MCContext &Context, MCAsmBackend &TAB, raw_ostream &_OS,
                    MCCodeEmitter *_Emitter);
-  MCObjectStreamer(MCContext &Context, MCTargetStreamer *TargetStreamer,
-                   MCAsmBackend &TAB, raw_ostream &_OS, MCCodeEmitter *_Emitter,
-                   MCAssembler *_Assembler);
+  MCObjectStreamer(MCContext &Context, MCAsmBackend &TAB, raw_ostream &_OS,
+                   MCCodeEmitter *_Emitter, MCAssembler *_Assembler);
   ~MCObjectStreamer();
 
 public:
diff --git a/llvm/include/llvm/MC/MCStreamer.h b/llvm/include/llvm/MC/MCStreamer.h
index eb68be77c2d0..4055d2b1d621 100644
--- a/llvm/include/llvm/MC/MCStreamer.h
+++ b/llvm/include/llvm/MC/MCStreamer.h
@@ -67,11 +67,11 @@ typedef std::pair<const MCSection *, const MCExpr *> MCSectionSubPair;
 /// be treated differently. Callers should always talk to a FooTargetStreamer.
 class MCTargetStreamer {
 protected:
-  MCStreamer *Streamer;
+  MCStreamer &Streamer;
 
 public:
+  MCTargetStreamer(MCStreamer &S);
   virtual ~MCTargetStreamer();
-  void setStreamer(MCStreamer *S) { Streamer = S; }
 
   // Allow a target to add behavior to the EmitLabel of MCStreamer.
   virtual void emitLabel(MCSymbol *Symbol);
@@ -82,6 +82,8 @@ public:
 class ARMTargetStreamer : public MCTargetStreamer {
   virtual void anchor();
 public:
+  ARMTargetStreamer(MCStreamer &S);
+
   virtual void emitFnStart() = 0;
   virtual void emitFnEnd() = 0;
   virtual void emitCantUnwind() = 0;
@@ -147,7 +149,7 @@ class MCStreamer {
   SmallVector<std::pair<MCSectionSubPair, MCSectionSubPair>, 4> SectionStack;
 
 protected:
-  MCStreamer(MCContext &Ctx, MCTargetStreamer *TargetStreamer);
+  MCStreamer(MCContext &Ctx);
 
   const MCExpr *BuildSymbolDiff(MCContext &Context, const MCSymbol *A,
                                 const MCSymbol *B);
@@ -170,6 +172,10 @@ protected:
 public:
   virtual ~MCStreamer();
 
+  void setTargetStreamer(MCTargetStreamer *TS) {
+    TargetStreamer.reset(TS);
+  }
+
   /// State management
   ///
   virtual void reset();
@@ -708,9 +714,9 @@ MCStreamer *createNullStreamer(MCContext &Ctx);
 ///
 /// \param ShowInst - Whether to show the MCInst representation inline with
 /// the assembly.
-MCStreamer *createAsmStreamer(MCContext &Ctx, MCTargetStreamer *TargetStreamer,
-                              formatted_raw_ostream &OS, bool isVerboseAsm,
-                              bool useLoc, bool useCFI, bool useDwarfDirectory,
+MCStreamer *createAsmStreamer(MCContext &Ctx, formatted_raw_ostream &OS,
+                              bool isVerboseAsm, bool useLoc, bool useCFI,
+                              bool useDwarfDirectory,
                               MCInstPrinter *InstPrint = 0,
                               MCCodeEmitter *CE = 0, MCAsmBackend *TAB = 0,
                               bool ShowInst = false);
@@ -733,9 +739,8 @@ MCStreamer *createWinCOFFStreamer(MCContext &Ctx, MCAsmBackend &TAB,
 
 /// createELFStreamer - Create a machine code streamer which will generate
 /// ELF format object files.
-MCStreamer *createELFStreamer(MCContext &Ctx, MCTargetStreamer *TargetStreamer,
-                              MCAsmBackend &TAB, raw_ostream &OS,
-                              MCCodeEmitter *CE, bool RelaxAll,
+MCStreamer *createELFStreamer(MCContext &Ctx, MCAsmBackend &TAB,
+                              raw_ostream &OS, MCCodeEmitter *CE, bool RelaxAll,
                               bool NoExecStack);
 
 /// createPureStreamer - Create a machine code streamer which will generate
diff --git a/llvm/include/llvm/Support/TargetRegistry.h b/llvm/include/llvm/Support/TargetRegistry.h
index c52d6b41ab59..0f63b4c94541 100644
--- a/llvm/include/llvm/Support/TargetRegistry.h
+++ b/llvm/include/llvm/Support/TargetRegistry.h
@@ -46,13 +46,11 @@ namespace llvm {
   class MCRelocationInfo;
   class MCTargetAsmParser;
   class TargetMachine;
-  class MCTargetStreamer;
   class TargetOptions;
   class raw_ostream;
   class formatted_raw_ostream;
 
   MCStreamer *createAsmStreamer(MCContext &Ctx,
-                                MCTargetStreamer *TargetStreamer,
                                 formatted_raw_ostream &OS, bool isVerboseAsm,
                                 bool useLoc, bool useCFI,
                                 bool useDwarfDirectory,
@@ -443,7 +441,7 @@ namespace llvm {
         return AsmStreamerCtorFn(Ctx, OS, isVerboseAsm, useLoc, useCFI,
                                  useDwarfDirectory, InstPrint, CE, TAB,
                                  ShowInst);
-      return llvm::createAsmStreamer(Ctx, 0, OS, isVerboseAsm, useLoc, useCFI,
+      return llvm::createAsmStreamer(Ctx, OS, isVerboseAsm, useLoc, useCFI,
                                      useDwarfDirectory, InstPrint, CE, TAB,
                                      ShowInst);
     }
diff --git a/llvm/lib/LTO/LTOModule.cpp b/llvm/lib/LTO/LTOModule.cpp
index c5c817c2a1d4..c1a9f80b5287 100644
--- a/llvm/lib/LTO/LTOModule.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/LTO/LTOModule.cpp
@@ -623,7 +623,7 @@ namespace {
       return Symbols.end();
     }
 
-    RecordStreamer(MCContext &Context) : MCStreamer(Context, 0) {}
+    RecordStreamer(MCContext &Context) : MCStreamer(Context) {}
 
     virtual void EmitInstruction(const MCInst &Inst) {
       // Scan for values.
diff --git a/llvm/lib/MC/MCAsmStreamer.cpp b/llvm/lib/MC/MCAsmStreamer.cpp
index f586db34e92f..12bcb68dd8ad 100644
--- a/llvm/lib/MC/MCAsmStreamer.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/MC/MCAsmStreamer.cpp
@@ -66,11 +66,11 @@ private:
   virtual void EmitCFIEndProcImpl(MCDwarfFrameInfo &Frame);
 
 public:
-  MCAsmStreamer(MCContext &Context, MCTargetStreamer *TargetStreamer,
-                formatted_raw_ostream &os, bool isVerboseAsm, bool useLoc,
-                bool useCFI, bool useDwarfDirectory, MCInstPrinter *printer,
+  MCAsmStreamer(MCContext &Context, formatted_raw_ostream &os,
+                bool isVerboseAsm, bool useLoc, bool useCFI,
+                bool useDwarfDirectory, MCInstPrinter *printer,
                 MCCodeEmitter *emitter, MCAsmBackend *asmbackend, bool showInst)
-      : MCStreamer(Context, TargetStreamer), OS(os), MAI(Context.getAsmInfo()),
+      : MCStreamer(Context), OS(os), MAI(Context.getAsmInfo()),
         InstPrinter(printer), Emitter(emitter), AsmBackend(asmbackend),
         CommentStream(CommentToEmit), IsVerboseAsm(isVerboseAsm),
         ShowInst(showInst), UseLoc(useLoc), UseCFI(useCFI),
@@ -1381,12 +1381,11 @@ void MCAsmStreamer::FinishImpl() {
 }
 
 MCStreamer *llvm::createAsmStreamer(MCContext &Context,
-                                    MCTargetStreamer *TargetStreamer,
                                     formatted_raw_ostream &OS,
                                     bool isVerboseAsm, bool useLoc, bool useCFI,
                                     bool useDwarfDirectory, MCInstPrinter *IP,
                                     MCCodeEmitter *CE, MCAsmBackend *MAB,
                                     bool ShowInst) {
-  return new MCAsmStreamer(Context, TargetStreamer, OS, isVerboseAsm, useLoc,
+  return new MCAsmStreamer(Context, OS, isVerboseAsm, useLoc,
                            useCFI, useDwarfDirectory, IP, CE, MAB, ShowInst);
 }
diff --git a/llvm/lib/MC/MCELFStreamer.cpp b/llvm/lib/MC/MCELFStreamer.cpp
index 8c9ad632135c..1f87f3dc5d8a 100644
--- a/llvm/lib/MC/MCELFStreamer.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/MC/MCELFStreamer.cpp
@@ -543,12 +543,10 @@ void MCELFStreamer::FinishImpl() {
   this->MCObjectStreamer::FinishImpl();
 }
 
-MCStreamer *llvm::createELFStreamer(MCContext &Context,
-                                    MCTargetStreamer *Streamer,
-                                    MCAsmBackend &MAB, raw_ostream &OS,
-                                    MCCodeEmitter *CE, bool RelaxAll,
-                                    bool NoExecStack) {
-  MCELFStreamer *S = new MCELFStreamer(Context, Streamer, MAB, OS, CE);
+MCStreamer *llvm::createELFStreamer(MCContext &Context, MCAsmBackend &MAB,
+                                    raw_ostream &OS, MCCodeEmitter *CE,
+                                    bool RelaxAll, bool NoExecStack) {
+  MCELFStreamer *S = new MCELFStreamer(Context, MAB, OS, CE);
   if (RelaxAll)
     S->getAssembler().setRelaxAll(true);
   if (NoExecStack)
diff --git a/llvm/lib/MC/MCMachOStreamer.cpp b/llvm/lib/MC/MCMachOStreamer.cpp
index d32c7fa8f164..41b87452e345 100644
--- a/llvm/lib/MC/MCMachOStreamer.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/MC/MCMachOStreamer.cpp
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ private:
 public:
   MCMachOStreamer(MCContext &Context, MCAsmBackend &MAB, raw_ostream &OS,
                   MCCodeEmitter *Emitter)
-      : MCObjectStreamer(Context, 0, MAB, OS, Emitter) {}
+      : MCObjectStreamer(Context, MAB, OS, Emitter) {}
 
   /// @name MCStreamer Interface
   /// @{
diff --git a/llvm/lib/MC/MCNullStreamer.cpp b/llvm/lib/MC/MCNullStreamer.cpp
index 60ee930d19da..21339078063a 100644
--- a/llvm/lib/MC/MCNullStreamer.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/MC/MCNullStreamer.cpp
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ namespace {
 
   class MCNullStreamer : public MCStreamer {
   public:
-    MCNullStreamer(MCContext &Context) : MCStreamer(Context, 0) {}
+    MCNullStreamer(MCContext &Context) : MCStreamer(Context) {}
 
     /// @name MCStreamer Interface
     /// @{
diff --git a/llvm/lib/MC/MCObjectStreamer.cpp b/llvm/lib/MC/MCObjectStreamer.cpp
index 5c08610657e4..22f565f34e01 100644
--- a/llvm/lib/MC/MCObjectStreamer.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/MC/MCObjectStreamer.cpp
@@ -22,22 +22,17 @@
 #include "llvm/Support/ErrorHandling.h"
 using namespace llvm;
 
-MCObjectStreamer::MCObjectStreamer(MCContext &Context,
-                                   MCTargetStreamer *TargetStreamer,
-                                   MCAsmBackend &TAB, raw_ostream &OS,
-                                   MCCodeEmitter *Emitter_)
-    : MCStreamer(Context, TargetStreamer),
+MCObjectStreamer::MCObjectStreamer(MCContext &Context, MCAsmBackend &TAB,
+                                   raw_ostream &OS, MCCodeEmitter *Emitter_)
+    : MCStreamer(Context),
       Assembler(new MCAssembler(Context, TAB, *Emitter_,
                                 *TAB.createObjectWriter(OS), OS)),
       CurSectionData(0) {}
 
-MCObjectStreamer::MCObjectStreamer(MCContext &Context,
-                                   MCTargetStreamer *TargetStreamer,
-                                   MCAsmBackend &TAB, raw_ostream &OS,
-                                   MCCodeEmitter *Emitter_,
+MCObjectStreamer::MCObjectStreamer(MCContext &Context, MCAsmBackend &TAB,
+                                   raw_ostream &OS, MCCodeEmitter *Emitter_,
                                    MCAssembler *_Assembler)
-    : MCStreamer(Context, TargetStreamer), Assembler(_Assembler),
-      CurSectionData(0) {}
+    : MCStreamer(Context), Assembler(_Assembler), CurSectionData(0) {}
 
 MCObjectStreamer::~MCObjectStreamer() {
   delete &Assembler->getBackend();
diff --git a/llvm/lib/MC/MCPureStreamer.cpp b/llvm/lib/MC/MCPureStreamer.cpp
index 179ed1e0e82a..1fd83379bbec 100644
--- a/llvm/lib/MC/MCPureStreamer.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/MC/MCPureStreamer.cpp
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ private:
 public:
   MCPureStreamer(MCContext &Context, MCAsmBackend &TAB, raw_ostream &OS,
                  MCCodeEmitter *Emitter)
-      : MCObjectStreamer(Context, 0, TAB, OS, Emitter) {}
+      : MCObjectStreamer(Context, TAB, OS, Emitter) {}
 
   /// @name MCStreamer Interface
   /// @{
diff --git a/llvm/lib/MC/MCStreamer.cpp b/llvm/lib/MC/MCStreamer.cpp
index 0b7c90671908..8cbfc5c83e51 100644
--- a/llvm/lib/MC/MCStreamer.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/MC/MCStreamer.cpp
@@ -25,14 +25,17 @@ using namespace llvm;
 
 // Pin the vtables to this file.
 MCTargetStreamer::~MCTargetStreamer() {}
+
+MCTargetStreamer::MCTargetStreamer(MCStreamer &S) : Streamer(S) {
+  S.setTargetStreamer(this);
+}
+
 void MCTargetStreamer::emitLabel(MCSymbol *Symbol) {}
 
-MCStreamer::MCStreamer(MCContext &Ctx, MCTargetStreamer *TargetStreamer)
-    : Context(Ctx), TargetStreamer(TargetStreamer), EmitEHFrame(true),
-      EmitDebugFrame(false), CurrentW64UnwindInfo(0), LastSymbol(0) {
+MCStreamer::MCStreamer(MCContext &Ctx)
+    : Context(Ctx), EmitEHFrame(true), EmitDebugFrame(false),
+      CurrentW64UnwindInfo(0), LastSymbol(0) {
   SectionStack.push_back(std::pair<MCSectionSubPair, MCSectionSubPair>());
-  if (TargetStreamer)
-    TargetStreamer->setStreamer(this);
 }
 
 MCStreamer::~MCStreamer() {
diff --git a/llvm/lib/MC/WinCOFFStreamer.cpp b/llvm/lib/MC/WinCOFFStreamer.cpp
index 3f7baf9038e5..e3dd03ced55e 100644
--- a/llvm/lib/MC/WinCOFFStreamer.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/MC/WinCOFFStreamer.cpp
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ private:
 
 WinCOFFStreamer::WinCOFFStreamer(MCContext &Context, MCAsmBackend &MAB,
                                  MCCodeEmitter &CE, raw_ostream &OS)
-    : MCObjectStreamer(Context, 0, MAB, OS, &CE), CurSymbol(NULL) {}
+    : MCObjectStreamer(Context, MAB, OS, &CE), CurSymbol(NULL) {}
 
 void WinCOFFStreamer::AddCommonSymbol(MCSymbol *Symbol, uint64_t Size,
                                       unsigned ByteAlignment, bool External) {
diff --git a/llvm/lib/Target/AArch64/MCTargetDesc/AArch64ELFStreamer.cpp b/llvm/lib/Target/AArch64/MCTargetDesc/AArch64ELFStreamer.cpp
index a64c463f9e5c..6e680bdabbc0 100644
--- a/llvm/lib/Target/AArch64/MCTargetDesc/AArch64ELFStreamer.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/Target/AArch64/MCTargetDesc/AArch64ELFStreamer.cpp
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ class AArch64ELFStreamer : public MCELFStreamer {
 public:
   AArch64ELFStreamer(MCContext &Context, MCAsmBackend &TAB, raw_ostream &OS,
                      MCCodeEmitter *Emitter)
-      : MCELFStreamer(Context, 0, TAB, OS, Emitter), MappingSymbolCounter(0),
+      : MCELFStreamer(Context, TAB, OS, Emitter), MappingSymbolCounter(0),
         LastEMS(EMS_None) {}
 
   ~AArch64ELFStreamer() {}
diff --git a/llvm/lib/Target/ARM/MCTargetDesc/ARMELFStreamer.cpp b/llvm/lib/Target/ARM/MCTargetDesc/ARMELFStreamer.cpp
index abacc1e3126d..707a3d3f2ed8 100644
--- a/llvm/lib/Target/ARM/MCTargetDesc/ARMELFStreamer.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/Target/ARM/MCTargetDesc/ARMELFStreamer.cpp
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ static unsigned GetArchDefaultCPUArch(unsigned ID) {
 }
 
 void ARMTargetStreamer::anchor() {}
+ARMTargetStreamer::ARMTargetStreamer(MCStreamer &S) : MCTargetStreamer(S) {}
 
 namespace {
 
@@ -139,14 +140,16 @@ class ARMTargetAsmStreamer : public ARMTargetStreamer {
   virtual void finishAttributeSection();
 
 public:
-  ARMTargetAsmStreamer(formatted_raw_ostream &OS, MCInstPrinter &InstPrinter,
-                       bool VerboseAsm);
+  ARMTargetAsmStreamer(MCStreamer &S, formatted_raw_ostream &OS,
+                       MCInstPrinter &InstPrinter, bool VerboseAsm);
 };
 
-ARMTargetAsmStreamer::ARMTargetAsmStreamer(formatted_raw_ostream &OS,
+ARMTargetAsmStreamer::ARMTargetAsmStreamer(MCStreamer &S,
+                                           formatted_raw_ostream &OS,
                                            MCInstPrinter &InstPrinter,
                                            bool VerboseAsm)
-    : OS(OS), InstPrinter(InstPrinter), IsVerboseAsm(VerboseAsm) {}
+    : ARMTargetStreamer(S), OS(OS), InstPrinter(InstPrinter),
+      IsVerboseAsm(VerboseAsm) {}
 void ARMTargetAsmStreamer::emitFnStart() { OS << "\t.fnstart\n"; }
 void ARMTargetAsmStreamer::emitFnEnd() { OS << "\t.fnend\n"; }
 void ARMTargetAsmStreamer::emitCantUnwind() { OS << "\t.cantunwind\n"; }
@@ -397,10 +400,9 @@ private:
   size_t calculateContentSize() const;
 
 public:
-  ARMTargetELFStreamer()
-    : ARMTargetStreamer(), CurrentVendor("aeabi"), FPU(ARM::INVALID_FPU),
-      Arch(ARM::INVALID_ARCH), AttributeSection(0) {
-  }
+  ARMTargetELFStreamer(MCStreamer &S)
+      : ARMTargetStreamer(S), CurrentVendor("aeabi"), FPU(ARM::INVALID_FPU),
+        Arch(ARM::INVALID_ARCH), AttributeSection(0) {}
 };
 
 /// Extend the generic ELFStreamer class so that it can emit mapping symbols at
@@ -419,11 +421,10 @@ class ARMELFStreamer : public MCELFStreamer {
 public:
   friend class ARMTargetELFStreamer;
 
-  ARMELFStreamer(MCContext &Context, MCTargetStreamer *TargetStreamer,
-                 MCAsmBackend &TAB, raw_ostream &OS, MCCodeEmitter *Emitter,
-                 bool IsThumb)
-      : MCELFStreamer(Context, TargetStreamer, TAB, OS, Emitter),
-        IsThumb(IsThumb), MappingSymbolCounter(0), LastEMS(EMS_None) {
+  ARMELFStreamer(MCContext &Context, MCAsmBackend &TAB, raw_ostream &OS,
+                 MCCodeEmitter *Emitter, bool IsThumb)
+      : MCELFStreamer(Context, TAB, OS, Emitter), IsThumb(IsThumb),
+        MappingSymbolCounter(0), LastEMS(EMS_None) {
     Reset();
   }
 
@@ -627,8 +628,7 @@ private:
 } // end anonymous namespace
 
 ARMELFStreamer &ARMTargetELFStreamer::getStreamer() {
-  ARMELFStreamer *S = static_cast<ARMELFStreamer *>(Streamer);
-  return *S;
+  return static_cast<ARMELFStreamer &>(Streamer);
 }
 
 void ARMTargetELFStreamer::emitFnStart() { getStreamer().emitFnStart(); }
@@ -1237,21 +1237,19 @@ MCStreamer *createMCAsmStreamer(MCContext &Ctx, formatted_raw_ostream &OS,
                                 bool useDwarfDirectory,
                                 MCInstPrinter *InstPrint, MCCodeEmitter *CE,
                                 MCAsmBackend *TAB, bool ShowInst) {
-  ARMTargetAsmStreamer *S = new ARMTargetAsmStreamer(OS, *InstPrint,
-                                                     isVerboseAsm);
-
-  return llvm::createAsmStreamer(Ctx, S, OS, isVerboseAsm, useLoc, useCFI,
-                                 useDwarfDirectory, InstPrint, CE, TAB,
-                                 ShowInst);
+  MCStreamer *S =
+      llvm::createAsmStreamer(Ctx, OS, isVerboseAsm, useLoc, useCFI,
+                              useDwarfDirectory, InstPrint, CE, TAB, ShowInst);
+  new ARMTargetAsmStreamer(*S, OS, *InstPrint, isVerboseAsm);
+  return S;
 }
 
   MCELFStreamer* createARMELFStreamer(MCContext &Context, MCAsmBackend &TAB,
                                       raw_ostream &OS, MCCodeEmitter *Emitter,
                                       bool RelaxAll, bool NoExecStack,
                                       bool IsThumb) {
-    ARMTargetELFStreamer *TS = new ARMTargetELFStreamer();
-    ARMELFStreamer *S =
-        new ARMELFStreamer(Context, TS, TAB, OS, Emitter, IsThumb);
+    ARMELFStreamer *S = new ARMELFStreamer(Context, TAB, OS, Emitter, IsThumb);
+    new ARMTargetELFStreamer(*S);
     // FIXME: This should eventually end up somewhere else where more
     // intelligent flag decisions can be made. For now we are just maintaining
     // the status quo for ARM and setting EF_ARM_EABI_VER5 as the default.
diff --git a/llvm/lib/Target/Mips/MCTargetDesc/MipsMCTargetDesc.cpp b/llvm/lib/Target/Mips/MCTargetDesc/MipsMCTargetDesc.cpp
index add6e4b751be..2dea1fd1687d 100644
--- a/llvm/lib/Target/Mips/MCTargetDesc/MipsMCTargetDesc.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/Target/Mips/MCTargetDesc/MipsMCTargetDesc.cpp
@@ -131,8 +131,10 @@ static MCStreamer *createMCStreamer(const Target &T, StringRef TT,
                                     MCContext &Context, MCAsmBackend &MAB,
                                     raw_ostream &OS, MCCodeEmitter *Emitter,
                                     bool RelaxAll, bool NoExecStack) {
-  MipsTargetELFStreamer *S = new MipsTargetELFStreamer();
-  return createELFStreamer(Context, S, MAB, OS, Emitter, RelaxAll, NoExecStack);
+  MCStreamer *S =
+      createELFStreamer(Context, MAB, OS, Emitter, RelaxAll, NoExecStack);
+  new MipsTargetELFStreamer(*S);
+  return S;
 }
 
 static MCStreamer *
@@ -140,11 +142,11 @@ createMCAsmStreamer(MCContext &Ctx, formatted_raw_ostream &OS,
                     bool isVerboseAsm, bool useLoc, bool useCFI,
                     bool useDwarfDirectory, MCInstPrinter *InstPrint,
                     MCCodeEmitter *CE, MCAsmBackend *TAB, bool ShowInst) {
-  MipsTargetAsmStreamer *S = new MipsTargetAsmStreamer(OS);
-
-  return llvm::createAsmStreamer(Ctx, S, OS, isVerboseAsm, useLoc, useCFI,
-                                 useDwarfDirectory, InstPrint, CE, TAB,
-                                 ShowInst);
+  MCStreamer *S =
+      llvm::createAsmStreamer(Ctx, OS, isVerboseAsm, useLoc, useCFI,
+                              useDwarfDirectory, InstPrint, CE, TAB, ShowInst);
+  new MipsTargetAsmStreamer(*S, OS);
+  return S;
 }
 
 extern "C" void LLVMInitializeMipsTargetMC() {
diff --git a/llvm/lib/Target/Mips/MCTargetDesc/MipsTargetStreamer.cpp b/llvm/lib/Target/Mips/MCTargetDesc/MipsTargetStreamer.cpp
index f4304cf6e4f7..d635bbf80f3c 100644
--- a/llvm/lib/Target/Mips/MCTargetDesc/MipsTargetStreamer.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/Target/Mips/MCTargetDesc/MipsTargetStreamer.cpp
@@ -27,8 +27,11 @@ static cl::opt<bool> PrintHackDirectives("print-hack-directives",
 // Pin vtable to this file.
 void MipsTargetStreamer::anchor() {}
 
-MipsTargetAsmStreamer::MipsTargetAsmStreamer(formatted_raw_ostream &OS)
-    : OS(OS) {}
+MipsTargetStreamer::MipsTargetStreamer(MCStreamer &S) : MCTargetStreamer(S) {}
+
+MipsTargetAsmStreamer::MipsTargetAsmStreamer(MCStreamer &S,
+                                             formatted_raw_ostream &OS)
+    : MipsTargetStreamer(S), OS(OS) {}
 
 void MipsTargetAsmStreamer::emitMipsHackELFFlags(unsigned Flags) {
   if (!PrintHackDirectives)
@@ -93,7 +96,8 @@ void MipsTargetAsmStreamer::emitDirectiveOptionPic0() {
 }
 
 // This part is for ELF object output.
-MipsTargetELFStreamer::MipsTargetELFStreamer() : MicroMipsEnabled(false) {}
+MipsTargetELFStreamer::MipsTargetELFStreamer(MCStreamer &S)
+    : MipsTargetStreamer(S), MicroMipsEnabled(false) {}
 
 void MipsTargetELFStreamer::emitLabel(MCSymbol *Symbol) {
   if (!isMicroMipsEnabled())
@@ -110,7 +114,7 @@ void MipsTargetELFStreamer::emitLabel(MCSymbol *Symbol) {
 }
 
 MCELFStreamer &MipsTargetELFStreamer::getStreamer() {
-  return static_cast<MCELFStreamer &>(*Streamer);
+  return static_cast<MCELFStreamer &>(Streamer);
 }
 
 void MipsTargetELFStreamer::emitMipsHackELFFlags(unsigned Flags) {
diff --git a/llvm/lib/Target/Mips/MipsTargetStreamer.h b/llvm/lib/Target/Mips/MipsTargetStreamer.h
index 0080f26088c2..b9272dc28587 100644
--- a/llvm/lib/Target/Mips/MipsTargetStreamer.h
+++ b/llvm/lib/Target/Mips/MipsTargetStreamer.h
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ class MipsTargetStreamer : public MCTargetStreamer {
   virtual void anchor();
 
 public:
+  MipsTargetStreamer(MCStreamer &S);
   virtual void emitMipsHackELFFlags(unsigned Flags) = 0;
   virtual void emitDirectiveSetMicroMips() = 0;
   virtual void emitDirectiveSetNoMicroMips() = 0;
@@ -42,7 +43,7 @@ class MipsTargetAsmStreamer : public MipsTargetStreamer {
   formatted_raw_ostream &OS;
 
 public:
-  MipsTargetAsmStreamer(formatted_raw_ostream &OS);
+  MipsTargetAsmStreamer(MCStreamer &S, formatted_raw_ostream &OS);
   virtual void emitMipsHackELFFlags(unsigned Flags);
   virtual void emitDirectiveSetMicroMips();
   virtual void emitDirectiveSetNoMicroMips();
@@ -69,7 +70,7 @@ class MipsTargetELFStreamer : public MipsTargetStreamer {
 public:
   bool isMicroMipsEnabled() const { return MicroMipsEnabled; }
   MCELFStreamer &getStreamer();
-  MipsTargetELFStreamer();
+  MipsTargetELFStreamer(MCStreamer &S);
 
   virtual void emitLabel(MCSymbol *Symbol) LLVM_OVERRIDE;
 
diff --git a/llvm/lib/Target/PowerPC/MCTargetDesc/PPCMCTargetDesc.cpp b/llvm/lib/Target/PowerPC/MCTargetDesc/PPCMCTargetDesc.cpp
index 5dea2bf3e07c..bb01e15b248d 100644
--- a/llvm/lib/Target/PowerPC/MCTargetDesc/PPCMCTargetDesc.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/Target/PowerPC/MCTargetDesc/PPCMCTargetDesc.cpp
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ using namespace llvm;
 
 // Pin the vtable to this file.
 PPCTargetStreamer::~PPCTargetStreamer() {}
+PPCTargetStreamer::PPCTargetStreamer(MCStreamer &S) : MCTargetStreamer(S) {}
 
 static MCInstrInfo *createPPCMCInstrInfo() {
   MCInstrInfo *X = new MCInstrInfo();
@@ -112,7 +113,8 @@ class PPCTargetAsmStreamer : public PPCTargetStreamer {
   formatted_raw_ostream &OS;
 
 public:
-  PPCTargetAsmStreamer(formatted_raw_ostream &OS) : OS(OS) {}
+  PPCTargetAsmStreamer(MCStreamer &S, formatted_raw_ostream &OS)
+      : PPCTargetStreamer(S), OS(OS) {}
   virtual void emitTCEntry(const MCSymbol &S) {
     OS << "\t.tc ";
     OS << S.getName();
@@ -126,9 +128,11 @@ public:
 };
 
 class PPCTargetELFStreamer : public PPCTargetStreamer {
+public:
+  PPCTargetELFStreamer(MCStreamer &S) : PPCTargetStreamer(S) {}
   virtual void emitTCEntry(const MCSymbol &S) {
     // Creates a R_PPC64_TOC relocation
-    Streamer->EmitSymbolValue(&S, 8);
+    Streamer.EmitSymbolValue(&S, 8);
   }
   virtual void emitMachine(StringRef CPU) {
     // FIXME: Is there anything to do in here or does this directive only
@@ -147,8 +151,10 @@ static MCStreamer *createMCStreamer(const Target &T, StringRef TT,
   if (Triple(TT).isOSDarwin())
     return createMachOStreamer(Ctx, MAB, OS, Emitter, RelaxAll);
 
-  PPCTargetStreamer *S = new PPCTargetELFStreamer();
-  return createELFStreamer(Ctx, S, MAB, OS, Emitter, RelaxAll, NoExecStack);
+  MCStreamer *S =
+      createELFStreamer(Ctx, MAB, OS, Emitter, RelaxAll, NoExecStack);
+  new PPCTargetELFStreamer(*S);
+  return S;
 }
 
 static MCStreamer *
@@ -156,11 +162,12 @@ createMCAsmStreamer(MCContext &Ctx, formatted_raw_ostream &OS,
                     bool isVerboseAsm, bool useLoc, bool useCFI,
                     bool useDwarfDirectory, MCInstPrinter *InstPrint,
                     MCCodeEmitter *CE, MCAsmBackend *TAB, bool ShowInst) {
-  PPCTargetStreamer *S = new PPCTargetAsmStreamer(OS);
 
-  return llvm::createAsmStreamer(Ctx, S, OS, isVerboseAsm, useLoc, useCFI,
-                                 useDwarfDirectory, InstPrint, CE, TAB,
-                                 ShowInst);
+  MCStreamer *S =
+      llvm::createAsmStreamer(Ctx, OS, isVerboseAsm, useLoc, useCFI,
+                              useDwarfDirectory, InstPrint, CE, TAB, ShowInst);
+  new PPCTargetAsmStreamer(*S, OS);
+  return S;
 }
 
 static MCInstPrinter *createPPCMCInstPrinter(const Target &T,
diff --git a/llvm/lib/Target/PowerPC/PPCTargetStreamer.h b/llvm/lib/Target/PowerPC/PPCTargetStreamer.h
index 6f0125f2a868..74b5f4584525 100644
--- a/llvm/lib/Target/PowerPC/PPCTargetStreamer.h
+++ b/llvm/lib/Target/PowerPC/PPCTargetStreamer.h
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 namespace llvm {
 class PPCTargetStreamer : public MCTargetStreamer {
 public:
+  PPCTargetStreamer(MCStreamer &S);
   virtual ~PPCTargetStreamer();
   virtual void emitTCEntry(const MCSymbol &S) = 0;
   virtual void emitMachine(StringRef CPU) = 0;
diff --git a/llvm/lib/Target/R600/MCTargetDesc/AMDGPUMCTargetDesc.cpp b/llvm/lib/Target/R600/MCTargetDesc/AMDGPUMCTargetDesc.cpp
index a1bec2827646..61d70bb34292 100644
--- a/llvm/lib/Target/R600/MCTargetDesc/AMDGPUMCTargetDesc.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/Target/R600/MCTargetDesc/AMDGPUMCTargetDesc.cpp
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ static MCStreamer *createMCStreamer(const Target &T, StringRef TT,
                                     MCCodeEmitter *_Emitter,
                                     bool RelaxAll,
                                     bool NoExecStack) {
-  return createELFStreamer(Ctx, 0, MAB, _OS, _Emitter, false, false);
+  return createELFStreamer(Ctx, MAB, _OS, _Emitter, false, false);
 }
 
 extern "C" void LLVMInitializeR600TargetMC() {
diff --git a/llvm/lib/Target/Sparc/MCTargetDesc/SparcMCTargetDesc.cpp b/llvm/lib/Target/Sparc/MCTargetDesc/SparcMCTargetDesc.cpp
index 2dbfff2014ae..97d1dae4c807 100644
--- a/llvm/lib/Target/Sparc/MCTargetDesc/SparcMCTargetDesc.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/Target/Sparc/MCTargetDesc/SparcMCTargetDesc.cpp
@@ -105,8 +105,10 @@ static MCStreamer *createMCStreamer(const Target &T, StringRef TT,
                                     MCContext &Context, MCAsmBackend &MAB,
                                     raw_ostream &OS, MCCodeEmitter *Emitter,
                                     bool RelaxAll, bool NoExecStack) {
-  SparcTargetELFStreamer *S = new SparcTargetELFStreamer();
-  return createELFStreamer(Context, S, MAB, OS, Emitter, RelaxAll, NoExecStack);
+  MCStreamer *S =
+      createELFStreamer(Context, MAB, OS, Emitter, RelaxAll, NoExecStack);
+  new SparcTargetELFStreamer(*S);
+  return S;
 }
 
 static MCStreamer *
@@ -114,11 +116,12 @@ createMCAsmStreamer(MCContext &Ctx, formatted_raw_ostream &OS,
                     bool isVerboseAsm, bool useLoc, bool useCFI,
                     bool useDwarfDirectory, MCInstPrinter *InstPrint,
                     MCCodeEmitter *CE, MCAsmBackend *TAB, bool ShowInst) {
-  SparcTargetAsmStreamer *S = new SparcTargetAsmStreamer(OS);
 
-  return llvm::createAsmStreamer(Ctx, S, OS, isVerboseAsm, useLoc, useCFI,
-                                 useDwarfDirectory, InstPrint, CE, TAB,
-                                 ShowInst);
+  MCStreamer *S =
+      llvm::createAsmStreamer(Ctx, OS, isVerboseAsm, useLoc, useCFI,
+                              useDwarfDirectory, InstPrint, CE, TAB, ShowInst);
+  new SparcTargetAsmStreamer(*S, OS);
+  return S;
 }
 
 static MCInstPrinter *createSparcMCInstPrinter(const Target &T,
diff --git a/llvm/lib/Target/Sparc/MCTargetDesc/SparcTargetStreamer.cpp b/llvm/lib/Target/Sparc/MCTargetDesc/SparcTargetStreamer.cpp
index 01043aed5eee..94af791e0e75 100644
--- a/llvm/lib/Target/Sparc/MCTargetDesc/SparcTargetStreamer.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/Target/Sparc/MCTargetDesc/SparcTargetStreamer.cpp
@@ -18,10 +18,13 @@
 using namespace llvm;
 
 // pin vtable to this file
+SparcTargetStreamer::SparcTargetStreamer(MCStreamer &S) : MCTargetStreamer(S) {}
+
 void SparcTargetStreamer::anchor() {}
 
-SparcTargetAsmStreamer::SparcTargetAsmStreamer(formatted_raw_ostream &OS)
-    : OS(OS) {}
+SparcTargetAsmStreamer::SparcTargetAsmStreamer(MCStreamer &S,
+                                               formatted_raw_ostream &OS)
+    : SparcTargetStreamer(S), OS(OS) {}
 
 void SparcTargetAsmStreamer::emitSparcRegisterIgnore(unsigned reg) {
   OS << "\t.register "
@@ -35,6 +38,9 @@ void SparcTargetAsmStreamer::emitSparcRegisterScratch(unsigned reg) {
      << ", #scratch\n";
 }
 
+SparcTargetELFStreamer::SparcTargetELFStreamer(MCStreamer &S)
+    : SparcTargetStreamer(S) {}
+
 MCELFStreamer &SparcTargetELFStreamer::getStreamer() {
-  return static_cast<MCELFStreamer &>(*Streamer);
+  return static_cast<MCELFStreamer &>(Streamer);
 }
diff --git a/llvm/lib/Target/Sparc/SparcTargetStreamer.h b/llvm/lib/Target/Sparc/SparcTargetStreamer.h
index 73339acf8dfa..503ebd969c1f 100644
--- a/llvm/lib/Target/Sparc/SparcTargetStreamer.h
+++ b/llvm/lib/Target/Sparc/SparcTargetStreamer.h
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ class SparcTargetStreamer : public MCTargetStreamer {
   virtual void anchor();
 
 public:
+  SparcTargetStreamer(MCStreamer &S);
   /// Emit ".register <reg>, #ignore".
   virtual void emitSparcRegisterIgnore(unsigned reg) = 0;
   /// Emit ".register <reg>, #scratch".
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@ class SparcTargetAsmStreamer : public SparcTargetStreamer {
   formatted_raw_ostream &OS;
 
 public:
-  SparcTargetAsmStreamer(formatted_raw_ostream &OS);
+  SparcTargetAsmStreamer(MCStreamer &S, formatted_raw_ostream &OS);
   virtual void emitSparcRegisterIgnore(unsigned reg);
   virtual void emitSparcRegisterScratch(unsigned reg);
 
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ public:
 // This part is for ELF object output
 class SparcTargetELFStreamer : public SparcTargetStreamer {
 public:
+  SparcTargetELFStreamer(MCStreamer &S);
   MCELFStreamer &getStreamer();
   virtual void emitSparcRegisterIgnore(unsigned reg) {}
   virtual void emitSparcRegisterScratch(unsigned reg) {}
diff --git a/llvm/lib/Target/SystemZ/MCTargetDesc/SystemZMCTargetDesc.cpp b/llvm/lib/Target/SystemZ/MCTargetDesc/SystemZMCTargetDesc.cpp
index 9e1296b912a0..19b2bcb921e4 100644
--- a/llvm/lib/Target/SystemZ/MCTargetDesc/SystemZMCTargetDesc.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/Target/SystemZ/MCTargetDesc/SystemZMCTargetDesc.cpp
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ static MCStreamer *createSystemZMCObjectStreamer(const Target &T, StringRef TT,
                                                  MCCodeEmitter *Emitter,
                                                  bool RelaxAll,
                                                  bool NoExecStack) {
-  return createELFStreamer(Ctx, 0, MAB, OS, Emitter, RelaxAll, NoExecStack);
+  return createELFStreamer(Ctx, MAB, OS, Emitter, RelaxAll, NoExecStack);
 }
 
 extern "C" void LLVMInitializeSystemZTargetMC() {
diff --git a/llvm/lib/Target/X86/MCTargetDesc/X86MCTargetDesc.cpp b/llvm/lib/Target/X86/MCTargetDesc/X86MCTargetDesc.cpp
index fd79c6aea2e0..65557de2e015 100644
--- a/llvm/lib/Target/X86/MCTargetDesc/X86MCTargetDesc.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/Target/X86/MCTargetDesc/X86MCTargetDesc.cpp
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ static MCStreamer *createMCStreamer(const Target &T, StringRef TT,
   if (TheTriple.isOSWindows() && TheTriple.getEnvironment() != Triple::ELF)
     return createWinCOFFStreamer(Ctx, MAB, *_Emitter, _OS, RelaxAll);
 
-  return createELFStreamer(Ctx, 0, MAB, _OS, _Emitter, RelaxAll, NoExecStack);
+  return createELFStreamer(Ctx, MAB, _OS, _Emitter, RelaxAll, NoExecStack);
 }
 
 static MCInstPrinter *createX86MCInstPrinter(const Target &T,