diff --git a/include/llvm/Analysis/IVUsers.h b/include/llvm/Analysis/IVUsers.h
index fcd9caa61f2..50f7d45e19a 100644
--- a/include/llvm/Analysis/IVUsers.h
+++ b/include/llvm/Analysis/IVUsers.h
@@ -212,6 +212,11 @@ public:
   /// value of the OperandValToReplace of the given IVStrideUse.
   const SCEV *getReplacementExpr(const IVStrideUse &U) const;
 
+  /// getCanonicalExpr - Return a SCEV expression which computes the
+  /// value of the SCEV of the given IVStrideUse, ignoring the 
+  /// isUseOfPostIncrementedValue flag.
+  const SCEV *getCanonicalExpr(const IVStrideUse &U) const;
+
   void print(raw_ostream &OS, const Module* = 0) const;
 
   /// dump - This method is used for debugging.
diff --git a/lib/Analysis/IVUsers.cpp b/lib/Analysis/IVUsers.cpp
index 26c0c9e4ba8..92f00273a2c 100644
--- a/lib/Analysis/IVUsers.cpp
+++ b/lib/Analysis/IVUsers.cpp
@@ -333,6 +333,19 @@ const SCEV *IVUsers::getReplacementExpr(const IVStrideUse &U) const {
   return RetVal;
 }
 
+/// getCanonicalExpr - Return a SCEV expression which computes the
+/// value of the SCEV of the given IVStrideUse, ignoring the 
+/// isUseOfPostIncrementedValue flag.
+const SCEV *IVUsers::getCanonicalExpr(const IVStrideUse &U) const {
+  // Start with zero.
+  const SCEV *RetVal = SE->getIntegerSCEV(0, U.getParent()->Stride->getType());
+  // Create the basic add recurrence.
+  RetVal = SE->getAddRecExpr(RetVal, U.getParent()->Stride, L);
+  // Add the offset in a separate step, because it may be loop-variant.
+  RetVal = SE->getAddExpr(RetVal, U.getOffset());
+  return RetVal;
+}
+
 void IVUsers::print(raw_ostream &OS, const Module *M) const {
   OS << "IV Users for loop ";
   WriteAsOperand(OS, L->getHeader(), false);