diff --git a/llvm/lib/Bitcode/Writer/BitcodeWriter.cpp b/llvm/lib/Bitcode/Writer/BitcodeWriter.cpp
index fdaa9be..7999907 100644
--- a/llvm/lib/Bitcode/Writer/BitcodeWriter.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/Bitcode/Writer/BitcodeWriter.cpp
@@ -529,11 +529,14 @@
       if (Ty == Type::FloatTy || Ty == Type::DoubleTy) {
         Record.push_back(CFP->getValueAPF().convertToAPInt().getZExtValue());
       } else if (Ty == Type::X86_FP80Ty) {
-        const uint64_t *p = CFP->getValueAPF().convertToAPInt().getRawData();
+        // api needed to prevent premature destruction
+        APInt api = CFP->getValueAPF().convertToAPInt();
+        const uint64_t *p = api.getRawData();
         Record.push_back(p[0]);
         Record.push_back((uint16_t)p[1]);
       } else if (Ty == Type::FP128Ty) {
-        const uint64_t *p = CFP->getValueAPF().convertToAPInt().getRawData();
+        APInt api = CFP->getValueAPF().convertToAPInt();
+        const uint64_t *p = api.getRawData();
         Record.push_back(p[0]);
         Record.push_back(p[1]);
       } else if (Ty == Type::PPC_FP128Ty) {