diff --git a/src/librustc_incremental/persist/dirty_clean.rs b/src/librustc_incremental/persist/dirty_clean.rs
index e569a9bc7df40..837aa9360c895 100644
--- a/src/librustc_incremental/persist/dirty_clean.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_incremental/persist/dirty_clean.rs
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ use rustc::hir::itemlikevisit::ItemLikeVisitor;
 use rustc::hir::intravisit;
 use rustc::ich::{ATTR_DIRTY, ATTR_CLEAN};
 use rustc::ty::TyCtxt;
+use rustc_data_structures::fingerprint::Fingerprint;
 use rustc_data_structures::fx::FxHashSet;
 use syntax::ast::{self, Attribute, NestedMetaItem};
 use syntax::symbol::{Symbol, sym};
@@ -71,6 +72,7 @@ const BASE_IMPL: &[&str] = &[
 /// code, i.e., functions+methods
 const BASE_MIR: &[&str] = &[
     label_strs::optimized_mir,
+    label_strs::promoted_mir,
     label_strs::mir_built,
 ];
 
@@ -472,11 +474,10 @@ impl DirtyCleanVisitor<'tcx> {
     fn assert_dirty(&self, item_span: Span, dep_node: DepNode) {
         debug!("assert_dirty({:?})", dep_node);
 
-        let dep_node_index = self.tcx.dep_graph.dep_node_index_of(&dep_node);
-        let current_fingerprint = self.tcx.dep_graph.fingerprint_of(dep_node_index);
+        let current_fingerprint = self.get_fingerprint(&dep_node);
         let prev_fingerprint = self.tcx.dep_graph.prev_fingerprint_of(&dep_node);
 
-        if Some(current_fingerprint) == prev_fingerprint {
+        if current_fingerprint == prev_fingerprint {
             let dep_node_str = self.dep_node_str(&dep_node);
             self.tcx.sess.span_err(
                 item_span,
@@ -484,14 +485,28 @@ impl DirtyCleanVisitor<'tcx> {
         }
     }
 
+    fn get_fingerprint(&self, dep_node: &DepNode) -> Option<Fingerprint> {
+        if self.tcx.dep_graph.dep_node_exists(dep_node) {
+            let dep_node_index = self.tcx.dep_graph.dep_node_index_of(dep_node);
+            Some(self.tcx.dep_graph.fingerprint_of(dep_node_index))
+        } else {
+            None
+        }
+    }
+
     fn assert_clean(&self, item_span: Span, dep_node: DepNode) {
         debug!("assert_clean({:?})", dep_node);
 
-        let dep_node_index = self.tcx.dep_graph.dep_node_index_of(&dep_node);
-        let current_fingerprint = self.tcx.dep_graph.fingerprint_of(dep_node_index);
+        let current_fingerprint = self.get_fingerprint(&dep_node);
         let prev_fingerprint = self.tcx.dep_graph.prev_fingerprint_of(&dep_node);
 
-        if Some(current_fingerprint) != prev_fingerprint {
+        // if the node wasn't previously evaluated and now is (or vice versa),
+        // then the node isn't actually clean or dirty.
+        if (current_fingerprint == None) ^ (prev_fingerprint == None) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if current_fingerprint != prev_fingerprint {
             let dep_node_str = self.dep_node_str(&dep_node);
             self.tcx.sess.span_err(
                 item_span,
diff --git a/src/test/incremental/hashes/for_loops.rs b/src/test/incremental/hashes/for_loops.rs
index 5d0b8b867b22f..70820dfaea4a0 100644
--- a/src/test/incremental/hashes/for_loops.rs
+++ b/src/test/incremental/hashes/for_loops.rs
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ pub fn change_iterable() {
 }
 
 #[cfg(not(cfail1))]
-#[rustc_clean(cfg="cfail2", except="HirBody, mir_built")]
+#[rustc_clean(cfg="cfail2", except="HirBody, mir_built, promoted_mir")]
 #[rustc_clean(cfg="cfail3")]
 pub fn change_iterable() {
     let mut _x = 0;
diff --git a/src/test/incremental/hashes/inherent_impls.rs b/src/test/incremental/hashes/inherent_impls.rs
index 882383e841957..e98f9b67ca421 100644
--- a/src/test/incremental/hashes/inherent_impls.rs
+++ b/src/test/incremental/hashes/inherent_impls.rs
@@ -42,7 +42,10 @@ impl Foo {
 #[rustc_clean(cfg="cfail2")]
 #[rustc_clean(cfg="cfail3")]
 impl Foo {
-    #[rustc_clean(cfg="cfail2", except="HirBody,optimized_mir,mir_built,typeck_tables_of")]
+    #[rustc_clean(
+        cfg="cfail2",
+        except="HirBody,optimized_mir,promoted_mir,mir_built,typeck_tables_of"
+    )]
     #[rustc_clean(cfg="cfail3")]
     pub fn method_body() {
         println!("Hello, world!");
@@ -63,7 +66,10 @@ impl Foo {
 #[rustc_clean(cfg="cfail2")]
 #[rustc_clean(cfg="cfail3")]
 impl Foo {
-    #[rustc_clean(cfg="cfail2", except="HirBody,optimized_mir,mir_built,typeck_tables_of")]
+    #[rustc_clean(
+        cfg="cfail2",
+        except="HirBody,optimized_mir,promoted_mir,mir_built,typeck_tables_of"
+    )]
     #[rustc_clean(cfg="cfail3")]
     #[inline]
     pub fn method_body_inlined() {
@@ -97,7 +103,7 @@ impl Foo {
 #[rustc_clean(cfg="cfail2", except="Hir,HirBody")]
 #[rustc_clean(cfg="cfail3")]
 impl Foo {
-    #[rustc_dirty(cfg="cfail2", except="type_of,predicates_of")]
+    #[rustc_dirty(cfg="cfail2", except="type_of,predicates_of,promoted_mir")]
     #[rustc_clean(cfg="cfail3")]
     pub fn method_selfness(&self) { }
 }