diff --git a/llvm/lib/MC/DXContainerRootSignature.cpp b/llvm/lib/MC/DXContainerRootSignature.cpp
index 3513892ffcdcc..4d5322b5b3cbe 100644
--- a/llvm/lib/MC/DXContainerRootSignature.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/MC/DXContainerRootSignature.cpp
@@ -22,11 +22,12 @@ static uint32_t writePlaceholder(raw_svector_ostream &Stream) {
 
 static uint32_t rewriteOffsetToCurrentByte(raw_svector_ostream &Stream,
                                            uint32_t Offset) {
+  uint32_t ByteOffset = Stream.tell();
   uint32_t Value =
       support::endian::byte_swap<uint32_t, llvm::endianness::little>(
-          Stream.tell());
+          ByteOffset);
   Stream.pwrite(reinterpret_cast<const char *>(&Value), sizeof(Value), Offset);
-  return Value;
+  return ByteOffset;
 }
 
 size_t RootSignatureDesc::getSize() const {