diff --git a/lib/CodeGen/MachineScheduler.cpp b/lib/CodeGen/MachineScheduler.cpp
index 32aedbe..fff6b2b 100644
--- a/lib/CodeGen/MachineScheduler.cpp
+++ b/lib/CodeGen/MachineScheduler.cpp
@@ -1990,9 +1990,15 @@
     return;
 
   // Weak edges are for clustering and other constraints.
+  //
+  // Deferring TryCand here does not change Cand's reason. This is good in the
+  // sense that a bad candidate shouldn't affect a previous candidate's
+  // goodness, but bad in that it is assymetric and depends on queue order.
+  CandReason OrigReason = Cand.Reason;
   if (tryLess(getWeakLeft(TryCand.SU, Zone.isTop()),
               getWeakLeft(Cand.SU, Zone.isTop()),
               TryCand, Cand, Weak)) {
+    Cand.Reason = OrigReason;
     return;
   }
   // Avoid critical resource consumption and balance the schedule.