diff --git a/llvm/lib/Linker/LinkItems.cpp b/llvm/lib/Linker/LinkItems.cpp
index f0c7b68..1be2bec 100644
--- a/llvm/lib/Linker/LinkItems.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/Linker/LinkItems.cpp
@@ -160,16 +160,17 @@
   // Check for a file of name "-", which means "read standard input"
   if (File.str() == "-") {
     std::auto_ptr<Module> M;
-    MemoryBuffer *Buffer = MemoryBuffer::getSTDIN();
-    if (!Buffer->getBufferSize()) {
-      delete Buffer;
-      Error = "standard input is empty";
-    } else {
-      M.reset(ParseBitcodeFile(Buffer, Context, &Error));
-      delete Buffer;
-      if (M.get())
-        if (!LinkInModule(M.get(), &Error))
-          return false;
+    if (MemoryBuffer *Buffer = MemoryBuffer::getSTDIN(&Error)) {
+      if (!Buffer->getBufferSize()) {
+        delete Buffer;
+        Error = "standard input is empty";
+      } else {
+        M.reset(ParseBitcodeFile(Buffer, Context, &Error));
+        delete Buffer;
+        if (M.get())
+          if (!LinkInModule(M.get(), &Error))
+            return false;
+      }
     }
     return error("Cannot link stdin: " + Error);
   }