diff --git a/lib/VMCore/Verifier.cpp b/lib/VMCore/Verifier.cpp
index 59ec3bee715..0ab9b2df9b2 100644
--- a/lib/VMCore/Verifier.cpp
+++ b/lib/VMCore/Verifier.cpp
@@ -1069,13 +1069,40 @@ void Verifier::visitBinaryOperator(BinaryOperator &B) {
           "Both operands to a binary operator are not of the same type!", &B);
 
   switch (B.getOpcode()) {
+  // Check that integer arithmetic operators are only used with
+  // integral operands.
+  case Instruction::Add:
+  case Instruction::Sub:
+  case Instruction::Mul:
+  case Instruction::SDiv:
+  case Instruction::UDiv:
+  case Instruction::SRem:
+  case Instruction::URem:
+    Assert1(B.getType()->isIntOrIntVector(),
+            "Integer arithmetic operators only work with integral types!", &B);
+    Assert1(B.getType() == B.getOperand(0)->getType(),
+            "Integer arithmetic operators must have same type "
+            "for operands and result!", &B);
+    break;
+  // Check that floating-point arithmetic operators are only used with
+  // floating-point operands.
+  case Instruction::FAdd:
+  case Instruction::FSub:
+  case Instruction::FMul:
+  case Instruction::FDiv:
+  case Instruction::FRem:
+    Assert1(B.getType()->isFPOrFPVector(),
+            "Floating-point arithmetic operators only work with "
+            "integral types!", &B);
+    Assert1(B.getType() == B.getOperand(0)->getType(),
+            "Floating-point arithmetic operators must have same type "
+            "for operands and result!", &B);
+    break;
   // Check that logical operators are only used with integral operands.
   case Instruction::And:
   case Instruction::Or:
   case Instruction::Xor:
-    Assert1(B.getType()->isInteger() ||
-            (isa<VectorType>(B.getType()) && 
-             cast<VectorType>(B.getType())->getElementType()->isInteger()),
+    Assert1(B.getType()->isIntOrIntVector(),
             "Logical operators only work with integral types!", &B);
     Assert1(B.getType() == B.getOperand(0)->getType(),
             "Logical operators must have same type for operands and result!",
@@ -1084,22 +1111,13 @@ void Verifier::visitBinaryOperator(BinaryOperator &B) {
   case Instruction::Shl:
   case Instruction::LShr:
   case Instruction::AShr:
-    Assert1(B.getType()->isInteger() ||
-            (isa<VectorType>(B.getType()) && 
-             cast<VectorType>(B.getType())->getElementType()->isInteger()),
+    Assert1(B.getType()->isIntOrIntVector(),
             "Shifts only work with integral types!", &B);
     Assert1(B.getType() == B.getOperand(0)->getType(),
             "Shift return type must be same as operands!", &B);
-    /* FALL THROUGH */
-  default:
-    // Arithmetic operators only work on integer or fp values
-    Assert1(B.getType() == B.getOperand(0)->getType(),
-            "Arithmetic operators must have same type for operands and result!",
-            &B);
-    Assert1(B.getType()->isInteger() || B.getType()->isFloatingPoint() ||
-            isa<VectorType>(B.getType()),
-            "Arithmetic operators must have integer, fp, or vector type!", &B);
     break;
+  default:
+    assert(0 && "Unknown BinaryOperator opcode!");
   }
 
   visitInstruction(B);