diff --git a/lib/VMCore/Verifier.cpp b/lib/VMCore/Verifier.cpp
index 4bcfb1a9dbb..68e5ab40381 100644
--- a/lib/VMCore/Verifier.cpp
+++ b/lib/VMCore/Verifier.cpp
@@ -378,7 +378,6 @@ void Verifier::visitGlobalAlias(GlobalAlias &GA) {
             &GA);
   }
 
-  const GlobalValue* Aliasee = GA.resolveAliasedGlobal();
   const GlobalValue* Aliasee = GA.resolveAliasedGlobal();
   Assert1(Aliasee,
           "Aliasing chain should end with function or global variable", &GA);