diff --git a/llvm/lib/Target/NVPTX/NVPTXLowerArgs.cpp b/llvm/lib/Target/NVPTX/NVPTXLowerArgs.cpp
index 66cbd6e19e28..ddb7f097fe68 100644
--- a/llvm/lib/Target/NVPTX/NVPTXLowerArgs.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/Target/NVPTX/NVPTXLowerArgs.cpp
@@ -177,7 +177,8 @@ static void convertToParamAS(Value *OldUser, Value *Param) {
     }
     if (auto *GEP = dyn_cast<GetElementPtrInst>(I.OldInstruction)) {
       SmallVector<Value *, 4> Indices(GEP->indices());
-      auto *NewGEP = GetElementPtrInst::Create(nullptr, I.NewParam, Indices,
+      auto *NewGEP = GetElementPtrInst::Create(GEP->getSourceElementType(),
+                                               I.NewParam, Indices,
                                                GEP->getName(), GEP);
       NewGEP->setIsInBounds(GEP->isInBounds());
       return NewGEP;