diff --git a/lib/IR/Instructions.cpp b/lib/IR/Instructions.cpp
index 26398ce8515..aba0fc92f24 100644
--- a/lib/IR/Instructions.cpp
+++ b/lib/IR/Instructions.cpp
@@ -2386,11 +2386,11 @@ CastInst *CastInst::CreatePointerCast(Value *S, Type *Ty,
 CastInst *CastInst::CreatePointerCast(Value *S, Type *Ty, 
                                       const Twine &Name, 
                                       Instruction *InsertBefore) {
-  assert(S->getType()->isPointerTy() && "Invalid cast");
-  assert((Ty->isIntegerTy() || Ty->isPointerTy()) &&
+  assert(S->getType()->isPtrOrPtrVectorTy() && "Invalid cast");
+  assert((Ty->isIntOrIntVectorTy() || Ty->isPtrOrPtrVectorTy()) &&
          "Invalid cast");
 
-  if (Ty->isIntegerTy())
+  if (Ty->isIntOrIntVectorTy())
     return Create(Instruction::PtrToInt, S, Ty, Name, InsertBefore);
   return Create(Instruction::BitCast, S, Ty, Name, InsertBefore);
 }