diff --git a/llvm/include/llvm/IR/Metadata.h b/llvm/include/llvm/IR/Metadata.h
index be0f54974fde..db072ca6616d 100644
--- a/llvm/include/llvm/IR/Metadata.h
+++ b/llvm/include/llvm/IR/Metadata.h
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ public:
 
   MDNode *getOperand(unsigned i) const;
   unsigned getNumOperands() const;
-  void addOperand(MDNode *M);
+  void addOperand(Value *M);
   StringRef getName() const;
   void print(raw_ostream &ROS) const;
   void dump() const;
diff --git a/llvm/lib/IR/Metadata.cpp b/llvm/lib/IR/Metadata.cpp
index 0b3376c9e9c7..3806fe4fd4e1 100644
--- a/llvm/lib/IR/Metadata.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/IR/Metadata.cpp
@@ -578,7 +578,8 @@ MDNode *NamedMDNode::getOperand(unsigned i) const {
   return &*getNMDOps(Operands)[i];
 }
 
-void NamedMDNode::addOperand(MDNode *M) {
+void NamedMDNode::addOperand(Value *V) {
+  auto *M = cast<MDNode>(V);
   assert(!M->isFunctionLocal() &&
          "NamedMDNode operands must not be function-local!");
   getNMDOps(Operands).push_back(TrackingVH<MDNode>(M));