diff --git a/include/llvm/ADT/DenseMap.h b/include/llvm/ADT/DenseMap.h
index 8607fb7e9cc..4a2d13786f2 100644
--- a/include/llvm/ADT/DenseMap.h
+++ b/include/llvm/ADT/DenseMap.h
@@ -430,7 +430,8 @@ private:
     incrementNumEntries();
 
     // If we are writing over a tombstone, remember this.
-    if (!KeyInfoT::isEqual(TheBucket->first, getEmptyKey()))
+    const KeyT EmptyKey = getEmptyKey();
+    if (!KeyInfoT::isEqual(TheBucket->first, EmptyKey))
       decrementNumTombstones();
 
     return TheBucket;