diff --git a/lib/Target/PowerPC/PPCTargetMachine.cpp b/lib/Target/PowerPC/PPCTargetMachine.cpp
index 1acd01de31b..487f1443071 100644
--- a/lib/Target/PowerPC/PPCTargetMachine.cpp
+++ b/lib/Target/PowerPC/PPCTargetMachine.cpp
@@ -71,13 +71,15 @@ bool PowerPCTargetMachine::addPassesToEmitFile(PassManager &PM,
 
   // Run loop strength reduction before anything else.
   PM.add(createLoopStrengthReducePass());
-  PM.add(createCFGSimplificationPass());
 
   // FIXME: Implement efficient support for garbage collection intrinsics.
   PM.add(createLowerGCPass());
 
   // FIXME: Implement the invoke/unwind instructions!
   PM.add(createLowerInvokePass());
+  
+  // Clean up after other passes, e.g. merging critical edges.
+  PM.add(createCFGSimplificationPass());
 
   // FIXME: Implement the switch instruction in the instruction selector!
   PM.add(createLowerSwitchPass());
@@ -126,7 +128,6 @@ void PowerPCJITInfo::addPassesToJITCompile(FunctionPassManager &PM) {
 
   // Run loop strength reduction before anything else.
   PM.add(createLoopStrengthReducePass());
-  PM.add(createCFGSimplificationPass());
 
   // FIXME: Implement efficient support for garbage collection intrinsics.
   PM.add(createLowerGCPass());
@@ -134,6 +135,9 @@ void PowerPCJITInfo::addPassesToJITCompile(FunctionPassManager &PM) {
   // FIXME: Implement the invoke/unwind instructions!
   PM.add(createLowerInvokePass());
 
+  // Clean up after other passes, e.g. merging critical edges.
+  PM.add(createCFGSimplificationPass());
+
   // FIXME: Implement the switch instruction in the instruction selector!
   PM.add(createLowerSwitchPass());