diff --git a/lib/CodeGen/MachineFunction.cpp b/lib/CodeGen/MachineFunction.cpp
index e2c2bd5..e27c860 100644
--- a/lib/CodeGen/MachineFunction.cpp
+++ b/lib/CodeGen/MachineFunction.cpp
@@ -426,6 +426,13 @@
   return Ctx.GetOrCreateSymbol(Name.str());
 }
 
+/// getPICBaseSymbol - Return a function-local symbol to represent the PIC
+/// base.
+MCSymbol *MachineFunction::getPICBaseSymbol() const {
+  const MCAsmInfo &MAI = *Target.getMCAsmInfo();
+  return Ctx.GetOrCreateSymbol(Twine(MAI.getPrivateGlobalPrefix())+
+                               Twine(getFunctionNumber())+"$pb");
+}
 
 //===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
 //  MachineFrameInfo implementation