diff --git a/lib/Analysis/CFRefCount.cpp b/lib/Analysis/CFRefCount.cpp
index 9ed4f1d..08bad5b 100644
--- a/lib/Analysis/CFRefCount.cpp
+++ b/lib/Analysis/CFRefCount.cpp
@@ -335,8 +335,7 @@
   if (strcmp("CFTypeRef", TDName) != 0)
     return NULL;
   
-  if (!ArgT->isPointerType())
-    return NULL;
+  assert (ArgT->isPointerType() || ArgT->isObjCQualifiedIdType());
 
   QualType RetTy = FT->getResultType();