diff --git a/clang/CodeGen/CGExprScalar.cpp b/clang/CodeGen/CGExprScalar.cpp
index 755fd56de660..97efa33fc5a3 100644
--- a/clang/CodeGen/CGExprScalar.cpp
+++ b/clang/CodeGen/CGExprScalar.cpp
@@ -419,8 +419,9 @@ Value *ScalarExprEmitter::VisitImplicitCastExpr(const ImplicitCastExpr *E) {
     llvm::Value *Ops[] = {Idx0, Idx0};
     return Builder.CreateGEP(V, Ops, Ops+2, "arraydecay");
   } else if (E->getType()->isReferenceType()) {
-    assert(cast<ReferenceType>(E->getType())->getReferenceeType() == 
-           Op->getType() && "Incompatible types!");
+    assert(cast<ReferenceType>(E->getType().getCanonicalType())->
+           getReferenceeType() == 
+           Op->getType().getCanonicalType() && "Incompatible types!");
     
     return EmitLValue(Op).getAddress();
   }