diff --git a/src/librustc_codegen_llvm/mir/mod.rs b/src/librustc_codegen_llvm/mir/mod.rs
index 312939408c62c..aaae7b3cf897e 100644
--- a/src/librustc_codegen_llvm/mir/mod.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_codegen_llvm/mir/mod.rs
@@ -572,6 +572,25 @@ fn arg_local_refs<'a, 'tcx>(bx: &Builder<'a, 'tcx>,
             };
             let upvar_tys = upvar_substs.upvar_tys(def_id, tcx);
 
+            // Store the pointer to closure data in an alloca for debuginfo
+            // because that's what the llvm.dbg.declare intrinsic expects.
+
+            // FIXME(eddyb) this shouldn't be necessary but SROA seems to
+            // mishandle DW_OP_plus not preceded by DW_OP_deref, i.e. it
+            // doesn't actually strip the offset when splitting the closure
+            // environment into its components so it ends up out of bounds.
+            // (cuviper) It seems to be fine without the alloca on LLVM 6 and later.
+            let env_alloca = !env_ref && unsafe { llvm::LLVMRustVersionMajor() < 6 };
+            let env_ptr = if env_alloca {
+                let scratch = PlaceRef::alloca(bx,
+                    bx.cx.layout_of(tcx.mk_mut_ptr(arg.layout.ty)),
+                    "__debuginfo_env_ptr");
+                bx.store(place.llval, scratch.llval, scratch.align);
+                scratch.llval
+            } else {
+                place.llval
+            };
+
             for (i, (decl, ty)) in mir.upvar_decls.iter().zip(upvar_tys).enumerate() {
                 let byte_offset_of_var_in_env = closure_layout.fields.offset(i).bytes();
 
@@ -583,7 +602,10 @@ fn arg_local_refs<'a, 'tcx>(bx: &Builder<'a, 'tcx>,
                 };
 
                 // The environment and the capture can each be indirect.
-                let mut ops = if env_ref { &ops[..] } else { &ops[1..] };
+
+                // FIXME(eddyb) see above why we sometimes have to keep
+                // a pointer in an alloca for debuginfo atm.
+                let mut ops = if env_ref || env_alloca { &ops[..] } else { &ops[1..] };
 
                 let ty = if let (true, &ty::TyRef(_, ty, _)) = (decl.by_ref, &ty.sty) {
                     ty
@@ -593,7 +615,7 @@ fn arg_local_refs<'a, 'tcx>(bx: &Builder<'a, 'tcx>,
                 };
 
                 let variable_access = VariableAccess::IndirectVariable {
-                    alloca: place.llval,
+                    alloca: env_ptr,
                     address_operations: &ops
                 };
                 declare_local(