diff --git a/lib/CodeGen/RegAllocLinearScan.cpp b/lib/CodeGen/RegAllocLinearScan.cpp
index 91dda771475..2cfa755d169 100644
--- a/lib/CodeGen/RegAllocLinearScan.cpp
+++ b/lib/CodeGen/RegAllocLinearScan.cpp
@@ -1036,7 +1036,7 @@ unsigned RALinScan::getFreePhysReg(LiveInterval *cur) {
   // If copy coalescer has assigned a "preferred" register, check if it's
   // available first.
   if (cur->preference) {
-    if (prt_->isRegAvail(cur->preference)) {
+    if (prt_->isRegAvail(cur->preference) && RC->contains(cur->preference)) {
       DOUT << "\t\tassigned the preferred register: "
            << tri_->getName(cur->preference) << "\n";
       return cur->preference;
diff --git a/test/CodeGen/X86/2008-09-09-LinearScanBug.ll b/test/CodeGen/X86/2008-09-09-LinearScanBug.ll
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..30a2b15c8de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/CodeGen/X86/2008-09-09-LinearScanBug.ll
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+; RUN: llvm-as < %s | llc -mtriple=i386-apple-darwin
+; PR2757
+
+@g_3 = external global i32		; <i32*> [#uses=1]
+
+define i32 @func_125(i32 %p_126, i32 %p_128, i32 %p_129) nounwind {
+entry:
+	%tmp2.i = load i32* @g_3		; <i32> [#uses=2]
+	%conv = trunc i32 %tmp2.i to i16		; <i16> [#uses=3]
+	br label %forcond1.preheader.i.i7
+
+forcond1.preheader.i.i7:		; preds = %forinc6.i.i25, %entry
+	%p_86.addr.06.i.i4 = phi i32 [ 0, %entry ], [ %sub.i.i.i23, %forinc6.i.i25 ]		; <i32> [#uses=1]
+	%p_87.addr.15.i.i5 = phi i32 [ 0, %entry ], [ %p_87.addr.0.lcssa.i.i21, %forinc6.i.i25 ]		; <i32> [#uses=2]
+	br i1 false, label %forinc6.i.i25, label %forinc.i.i11
+
+forinc.i.i11:		; preds = %forcond1.backedge.i.i20, %forcond1.preheader.i.i7
+	%p_87.addr.02.i.i8 = phi i32 [ %p_87.addr.15.i.i5, %forcond1.preheader.i.i7 ], [ %p_87.addr.0.be.i.i18, %forcond1.backedge.i.i20 ]		; <i32> [#uses=1]
+	%conv.i.i9 = trunc i32 %p_87.addr.02.i.i8 to i8		; <i8> [#uses=1]
+	br i1 false, label %land_rhs3.i.i.i14, label %lor_rhs.i.i.i17
+
+land_rhs3.i.i.i14:		; preds = %forinc.i.i11
+	br i1 false, label %forcond1.backedge.i.i20, label %lor_rhs.i.i.i17
+
+lor_rhs.i.i.i17:		; preds = %land_rhs3.i.i.i14, %forinc.i.i11
+	%conv29.i.i.i15 = sext i8 %conv.i.i9 to i32		; <i32> [#uses=1]
+	%add.i.i.i16 = add i32 %conv29.i.i.i15, 1		; <i32> [#uses=1]
+	br label %forcond1.backedge.i.i20
+
+forcond1.backedge.i.i20:		; preds = %lor_rhs.i.i.i17, %land_rhs3.i.i.i14
+	%p_87.addr.0.be.i.i18 = phi i32 [ %add.i.i.i16, %lor_rhs.i.i.i17 ], [ 0, %land_rhs3.i.i.i14 ]		; <i32> [#uses=3]
+	%tobool3.i.i19 = icmp eq i32 %p_87.addr.0.be.i.i18, 0		; <i1> [#uses=1]
+	br i1 %tobool3.i.i19, label %forinc6.i.i25, label %forinc.i.i11
+
+forinc6.i.i25:		; preds = %forcond1.backedge.i.i20, %forcond1.preheader.i.i7
+	%p_87.addr.0.lcssa.i.i21 = phi i32 [ %p_87.addr.15.i.i5, %forcond1.preheader.i.i7 ], [ %p_87.addr.0.be.i.i18, %forcond1.backedge.i.i20 ]		; <i32> [#uses=1]
+	%conv.i.i.i22 = and i32 %p_86.addr.06.i.i4, 255		; <i32> [#uses=1]
+	%sub.i.i.i23 = add i32 %conv.i.i.i22, -1		; <i32> [#uses=2]
+	%phitmp.i.i24 = icmp eq i32 %sub.i.i.i23, 0		; <i1> [#uses=1]
+	br i1 %phitmp.i.i24, label %func_106.exit27, label %forcond1.preheader.i.i7
+
+func_106.exit27:		; preds = %forinc6.i.i25
+	%cmp = icmp ne i32 %tmp2.i, 1		; <i1> [#uses=3]
+	%cmp.ext = zext i1 %cmp to i32		; <i32> [#uses=1]
+	br i1 %cmp, label %safe_mod_int16_t_s_s.exit, label %lor_rhs.i
+
+lor_rhs.i:		; preds = %func_106.exit27
+	%tobool.i = xor i1 %cmp, true		; <i1> [#uses=1]
+	%or.cond.i = or i1 false, %tobool.i		; <i1> [#uses=1]
+	br i1 %or.cond.i, label %ifend.i, label %safe_mod_int16_t_s_s.exit
+
+ifend.i:		; preds = %lor_rhs.i
+	%conv6.i = sext i16 %conv to i32		; <i32> [#uses=1]
+	%rem.i = urem i32 %conv6.i, %cmp.ext		; <i32> [#uses=1]
+	%conv8.i = trunc i32 %rem.i to i16		; <i16> [#uses=1]
+	br label %safe_mod_int16_t_s_s.exit
+
+safe_mod_int16_t_s_s.exit:		; preds = %ifend.i, %lor_rhs.i, %func_106.exit27
+	%call31 = phi i16 [ %conv8.i, %ifend.i ], [ %conv, %func_106.exit27 ], [ %conv, %lor_rhs.i ]		; <i16> [#uses=1]
+	%conv4 = sext i16 %call31 to i32		; <i32> [#uses=1]
+	%call5 = tail call i32 (...)* @func_104( i32 %conv4 )		; <i32> [#uses=0]
+	ret i32 undef
+}
+
+declare i32 @func_104(...)