diff --git a/tools/llvmc/CompilerDriver.cpp b/tools/llvmc/CompilerDriver.cpp
index c1c9b982c2b..82dc547ba39 100644
--- a/tools/llvmc/CompilerDriver.cpp
+++ b/tools/llvmc/CompilerDriver.cpp
@@ -187,7 +187,8 @@ private:
 
   void cleanup() {
     if (!isSet(KEEP_TEMPS_FLAG)) {
-      if (TempDir.isDirectory() && TempDir.canWrite())
+      sys::FileStatus Status;
+      if (!TempDir.getFileStatus(Status) && Status.isDir)
         TempDir.eraseFromDisk(/*remove_contents=*/true);
     } else {
       std::cout << "Temporary files are in " << TempDir << "\n";