diff --git a/lib/Backend/GlobOpt.cpp b/lib/Backend/GlobOpt.cpp
index d134594903b..e19eed15127 100644
--- a/lib/Backend/GlobOpt.cpp
+++ b/lib/Backend/GlobOpt.cpp
@@ -1167,6 +1167,10 @@ void GlobOpt::InsertValueCompensation(
     IR::Instr *insertBeforeInstr = predecessor->GetLastInstr();
     Func *const func = insertBeforeInstr->m_func;
     bool setLastInstrInPredecessor;
+    // If this is a loop back edge, and the successor has been completed, don't attempt to update its block data.
+    // The update is unnecessary, and the data has likely been freed.
+    bool updateSuccessorBlockData = !this->isPerformingLoopBackEdgeCompensation || successor->GetDataUseCount() > 0;
+
     if(insertBeforeInstr->IsBranchInstr() || insertBeforeInstr->m_opcode == Js::OpCode::BailTarget)
     {
         // Don't insert code between the branch and the corresponding ByteCodeUses instructions
@@ -1257,29 +1261,33 @@ void GlobOpt::InsertValueCompensation(
             // Merge the head segment length value
             Assert(predecessorBlockData.liveVarSyms->Test(predecessorHeadSegmentLengthSym->m_id));
             predecessorBlockData.liveVarSyms->Set(mergedHeadSegmentLengthSym->m_id);
-            successorBlockData.liveVarSyms->Set(mergedHeadSegmentLengthSym->m_id);
             Value *const predecessorHeadSegmentLengthValue =
                 predecessorBlockData.FindValue(predecessorHeadSegmentLengthSym);
             Assert(predecessorHeadSegmentLengthValue);
             predecessorBlockData.SetValue(predecessorHeadSegmentLengthValue, mergedHeadSegmentLengthSym);
-            Value *const mergedHeadSegmentLengthValue = successorBlockData.FindValue(mergedHeadSegmentLengthSym);
-            if(mergedHeadSegmentLengthValue)
+
+            if (updateSuccessorBlockData)
             {
-                Assert(mergedHeadSegmentLengthValue->GetValueNumber() != predecessorHeadSegmentLengthValue->GetValueNumber());
-                if(predecessorHeadSegmentLengthValue->GetValueInfo() != mergedHeadSegmentLengthValue->GetValueInfo())
+                successorBlockData.liveVarSyms->Set(mergedHeadSegmentLengthSym->m_id);
+                Value *const mergedHeadSegmentLengthValue = successorBlockData.FindValue(mergedHeadSegmentLengthSym);
+                if(mergedHeadSegmentLengthValue)
                 {
-                    mergedHeadSegmentLengthValue->SetValueInfo(
-                        ValueInfo::MergeLikelyIntValueInfo(
-                            this->alloc,
-                            mergedHeadSegmentLengthValue,
-                            predecessorHeadSegmentLengthValue,
-                            mergedHeadSegmentLengthValue->GetValueInfo()->Type()
-                                .Merge(predecessorHeadSegmentLengthValue->GetValueInfo()->Type())));
+                    Assert(mergedHeadSegmentLengthValue->GetValueNumber() != predecessorHeadSegmentLengthValue->GetValueNumber());
+                    if(predecessorHeadSegmentLengthValue->GetValueInfo() != mergedHeadSegmentLengthValue->GetValueInfo())
+                    {
+                        mergedHeadSegmentLengthValue->SetValueInfo(
+                            ValueInfo::MergeLikelyIntValueInfo(
+                                this->alloc,
+                                mergedHeadSegmentLengthValue,
+                                predecessorHeadSegmentLengthValue,
+                                mergedHeadSegmentLengthValue->GetValueInfo()->Type()
+                                    .Merge(predecessorHeadSegmentLengthValue->GetValueInfo()->Type())));
+                    }
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    successorBlockData.SetValue(CopyValue(predecessorHeadSegmentLengthValue), mergedHeadSegmentLengthSym);
                 }
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                successorBlockData.SetValue(CopyValue(predecessorHeadSegmentLengthValue), mergedHeadSegmentLengthSym);
             }
         }
 
@@ -1300,27 +1308,31 @@ void GlobOpt::InsertValueCompensation(
             // Merge the length value
             Assert(predecessorBlockData.liveVarSyms->Test(predecessorLengthSym->m_id));
             predecessorBlockData.liveVarSyms->Set(mergedLengthSym->m_id);
-            successorBlockData.liveVarSyms->Set(mergedLengthSym->m_id);
             Value *const predecessorLengthValue = predecessorBlockData.FindValue(predecessorLengthSym);
             Assert(predecessorLengthValue);
             predecessorBlockData.SetValue(predecessorLengthValue, mergedLengthSym);
-            Value *const mergedLengthValue = successorBlockData.FindValue(mergedLengthSym);
-            if(mergedLengthValue)
+
+            if (updateSuccessorBlockData)
             {
-                Assert(mergedLengthValue->GetValueNumber() != predecessorLengthValue->GetValueNumber());
-                if(predecessorLengthValue->GetValueInfo() != mergedLengthValue->GetValueInfo())
+                successorBlockData.liveVarSyms->Set(mergedLengthSym->m_id);
+                Value *const mergedLengthValue = successorBlockData.FindValue(mergedLengthSym);
+                if(mergedLengthValue)
                 {
-                    mergedLengthValue->SetValueInfo(
-                        ValueInfo::MergeLikelyIntValueInfo(
-                            this->alloc,
-                            mergedLengthValue,
-                            predecessorLengthValue,
-                            mergedLengthValue->GetValueInfo()->Type().Merge(predecessorLengthValue->GetValueInfo()->Type())));
+                    Assert(mergedLengthValue->GetValueNumber() != predecessorLengthValue->GetValueNumber());
+                    if(predecessorLengthValue->GetValueInfo() != mergedLengthValue->GetValueInfo())
+                    {
+                        mergedLengthValue->SetValueInfo(
+                            ValueInfo::MergeLikelyIntValueInfo(
+                                this->alloc,
+                                mergedLengthValue,
+                                predecessorLengthValue,
+                                mergedLengthValue->GetValueInfo()->Type().Merge(predecessorLengthValue->GetValueInfo()->Type())));
+                    }
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    successorBlockData.SetValue(CopyValue(predecessorLengthValue), mergedLengthSym);
                 }
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                successorBlockData.SetValue(CopyValue(predecessorLengthValue), mergedLengthSym);
             }
         }