diff --git a/llvm/lib/Transforms/Vectorize/VPlanTransforms.cpp b/llvm/lib/Transforms/Vectorize/VPlanTransforms.cpp
index f5565c1e0feb49..1a54603faf22d3 100644
--- a/llvm/lib/Transforms/Vectorize/VPlanTransforms.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/Transforms/Vectorize/VPlanTransforms.cpp
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ void VPlanTransforms::VPInstructionsToVPRecipes(
       Plan->addCBV(NCondBit);
     }
   }
-  VPValue DummyValue;
   for (VPBlockBase *Base : RPOT) {
     // Do not widen instructions in pre-header and exit blocks.
     if (Base->getNumPredecessors() == 0 || Base->getNumSuccessors() == 0)
@@ -49,6 +48,7 @@ void VPlanTransforms::VPInstructionsToVPRecipes(
       VPInstruction *VPInst = cast<VPInstruction>(Ingredient);
       Instruction *Inst = cast<Instruction>(VPInst->getUnderlyingValue());
       if (DeadInstructions.count(Inst)) {
+        VPValue DummyValue;
         VPInst->replaceAllUsesWith(&DummyValue);
         Ingredient->eraseFromParent();
         continue;
@@ -80,7 +80,11 @@ void VPlanTransforms::VPInstructionsToVPRecipes(
             new VPWidenRecipe(*Inst, Plan->mapToVPValues(Inst->operands()));
 
       NewRecipe->insertBefore(Ingredient);
-      VPInst->replaceAllUsesWith(&DummyValue);
+      if (NewRecipe->getNumDefinedValues() == 1)
+        VPInst->replaceAllUsesWith(NewRecipe->getVPValue());
+      else
+        assert(NewRecipe->getNumDefinedValues() == 0 &&
+               "Only recpies with zero or one defined values expected");
       Ingredient->eraseFromParent();
     }
   }