diff --git a/llvm/lib/Transforms/Utils/LoopUnrollRuntime.cpp b/llvm/lib/Transforms/Utils/LoopUnrollRuntime.cpp
index d22fdb4d52dc..cbf4772e2778 100644
--- a/llvm/lib/Transforms/Utils/LoopUnrollRuntime.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/Transforms/Utils/LoopUnrollRuntime.cpp
@@ -395,9 +395,9 @@ CloneLoopBlocks(Loop *L, Value *NewIter, const bool CreateRemainderLoop,
     }
   }
   if (CreateRemainderLoop) {
-    Loop *NewLoop = NewLoops[L];
-    MDNode *LoopID = NewLoop->getLoopID();
+    Loop *NewLoop = NewLoops[L];  
     assert(NewLoop && "L should have been cloned");
+    MDNode *LoopID = NewLoop->getLoopID();
 
     // Only add loop metadata if the loop is not going to be completely
     // unrolled.