diff --git a/llvm/lib/Transforms/InstCombine/InstCombineLoadStoreAlloca.cpp b/llvm/lib/Transforms/InstCombine/InstCombineLoadStoreAlloca.cpp
index dc1ccc4bafcd..f2c2d1cdf5ae 100644
--- a/llvm/lib/Transforms/InstCombine/InstCombineLoadStoreAlloca.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/Transforms/InstCombine/InstCombineLoadStoreAlloca.cpp
@@ -462,8 +462,15 @@ static LoadInst *combineLoadToNewType(InstCombiner &IC, LoadInst &LI, Type *NewT
         NewPtr->getType()->getPointerAddressSpace() == AS))
     NewPtr = IC.Builder.CreateBitCast(Ptr, NewTy->getPointerTo(AS));
 
+  unsigned Align = LI.getAlignment();
+  if (!Align)
+    // If old load did not have an explicit alignment specified,
+    // manually preserve the implied (ABI) alignment of the load.
+    // Else we may inadvertently incorrectly over-promise alignment.
+    Align = IC.getDataLayout().getABITypeAlignment(LI.getType());
+
   LoadInst *NewLoad = IC.Builder.CreateAlignedLoad(
-      NewTy, NewPtr, LI.getAlignment(), LI.isVolatile(), LI.getName() + Suffix);
+      NewTy, NewPtr, Align, LI.isVolatile(), LI.getName() + Suffix);
   NewLoad->setAtomic(LI.getOrdering(), LI.getSyncScopeID());
   copyMetadataForLoad(*NewLoad, LI);
   return NewLoad;
diff --git a/llvm/test/Transforms/InstCombine/load-bitcast64.ll b/llvm/test/Transforms/InstCombine/load-bitcast64.ll
index 58bc923da699..270bd6f5f811 100644
--- a/llvm/test/Transforms/InstCombine/load-bitcast64.ll
+++ b/llvm/test/Transforms/InstCombine/load-bitcast64.ll
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ define i64* @test1(i8* %x) {
 ; CHECK-LABEL: @test1(
 ; CHECK-NEXT:  entry:
 ; CHECK-NEXT:    [[TMP0:%.*]] = bitcast i8* [[X:%.*]] to i64**
-; CHECK-NEXT:    [[B1:%.*]] = load i64*, i64** [[TMP0]], align 8
+; CHECK-NEXT:    [[B1:%.*]] = load i64*, i64** [[TMP0]], align 4
 ; CHECK-NEXT:    ret i64* [[B1]]
 ;
 entry:
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ define i64 @test4(i8* %x) {
 ; CHECK-LABEL: @test4(
 ; CHECK-NEXT:  entry:
 ; CHECK-NEXT:    [[TMP0:%.*]] = bitcast i8* [[X:%.*]] to i64*
-; CHECK-NEXT:    [[B1:%.*]] = load i64, i64* [[TMP0]], align 4
+; CHECK-NEXT:    [[B1:%.*]] = load i64, i64* [[TMP0]], align 8
 ; CHECK-NEXT:    ret i64 [[B1]]
 ;
 entry:
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ define i64 @test6(i8* %x) {
 ; CHECK-LABEL: @test6(
 ; CHECK-NEXT:  entry:
 ; CHECK-NEXT:    [[TMP0:%.*]] = bitcast i8* [[X:%.*]] to i64*
-; CHECK-NEXT:    [[B1:%.*]] = load i64, i64* [[TMP0]], align 4
+; CHECK-NEXT:    [[B1:%.*]] = load i64, i64* [[TMP0]], align 8
 ; CHECK-NEXT:    ret i64 [[B1]]
 ;
 entry: