diff --git a/compiler/rustc_codegen_gcc/src/consts.rs b/compiler/rustc_codegen_gcc/src/consts.rs
index ba64b1f6389..dc41cb761b5 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_codegen_gcc/src/consts.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_codegen_gcc/src/consts.rs
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ use rustc_middle::middle::codegen_fn_attrs::{CodegenFnAttrFlags, CodegenFnAttrs}
 use rustc_middle::mir::mono::MonoItem;
 use rustc_middle::ty::{self, Instance, Ty};
 use rustc_middle::ty::layout::LayoutOf;
-use rustc_middle::mir::interpret::{self, ConstAllocation, ErrorHandled, GlobalAlloc, Scalar as InterpScalar, read_target_uint};
+use rustc_middle::mir::interpret::{self, ConstAllocation, ErrorHandled, Scalar as InterpScalar, read_target_uint};
 use rustc_span::def_id::DefId;
-use rustc_target::abi::{self, AddressSpace, Align, HasDataLayout, Primitive, Size, WrappingRange};
+use rustc_target::abi::{self, Align, HasDataLayout, Primitive, Size, WrappingRange};
 
 use crate::base;
 use crate::context::CodegenCx;
@@ -323,12 +323,7 @@ pub fn const_alloc_to_gcc<'gcc, 'tcx>(cx: &CodegenCx<'gcc, 'tcx>, alloc: ConstAl
             .expect("const_alloc_to_llvm: could not read relocation pointer")
             as u64;
 
-        let address_space = match cx.tcx.global_alloc(alloc_id) {
-            GlobalAlloc::Function(..) => cx.data_layout().instruction_address_space,
-            GlobalAlloc::Static(..) | GlobalAlloc::Memory(..) | GlobalAlloc::VTable(..) => {
-                AddressSpace::DATA
-            }
-        };
+        let address_space = cx.tcx.global_alloc(alloc_id).address_space(cx);
 
         llvals.push(cx.scalar_to_backend(
             InterpScalar::from_pointer(
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_codegen_llvm/src/consts.rs b/compiler/rustc_codegen_llvm/src/consts.rs
index 2f630b32ffe..cad3c5d87b7 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_codegen_llvm/src/consts.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_codegen_llvm/src/consts.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ use rustc_codegen_ssa::traits::*;
 use rustc_hir::def_id::DefId;
 use rustc_middle::middle::codegen_fn_attrs::{CodegenFnAttrFlags, CodegenFnAttrs};
 use rustc_middle::mir::interpret::{
-    read_target_uint, Allocation, ConstAllocation, ErrorHandled, GlobalAlloc, InitChunk, Pointer,
+    read_target_uint, Allocation, ConstAllocation, ErrorHandled, InitChunk, Pointer,
     Scalar as InterpScalar,
 };
 use rustc_middle::mir::mono::MonoItem;
@@ -21,9 +21,7 @@ use rustc_middle::ty::layout::LayoutOf;
 use rustc_middle::ty::{self, Instance, Ty};
 use rustc_middle::{bug, span_bug};
 use rustc_session::config::Lto;
-use rustc_target::abi::{
-    AddressSpace, Align, HasDataLayout, Primitive, Scalar, Size, WrappingRange,
-};
+use rustc_target::abi::{Align, HasDataLayout, Primitive, Scalar, Size, WrappingRange};
 use std::ops::Range;
 
 pub fn const_alloc_to_llvm<'ll>(cx: &CodegenCx<'ll, '_>, alloc: ConstAllocation<'_>) -> &'ll Value {
@@ -98,12 +96,7 @@ pub fn const_alloc_to_llvm<'ll>(cx: &CodegenCx<'ll, '_>, alloc: ConstAllocation<
         .expect("const_alloc_to_llvm: could not read relocation pointer")
             as u64;
 
-        let address_space = match cx.tcx.global_alloc(alloc_id) {
-            GlobalAlloc::Function(..) => cx.data_layout().instruction_address_space,
-            GlobalAlloc::Static(..) | GlobalAlloc::Memory(..) | GlobalAlloc::VTable(..) => {
-                AddressSpace::DATA
-            }
-        };
+        let address_space = cx.tcx.global_alloc(alloc_id).address_space(cx);
 
         llvals.push(cx.scalar_to_backend(
             InterpScalar::from_pointer(
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_middle/src/mir/interpret/mod.rs b/compiler/rustc_middle/src/mir/interpret/mod.rs
index 5f425a28768..b0975616b61 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_middle/src/mir/interpret/mod.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_middle/src/mir/interpret/mod.rs
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ use rustc_hir::def_id::DefId;
 use rustc_macros::HashStable;
 use rustc_middle::ty::print::with_no_trimmed_paths;
 use rustc_serialize::{Decodable, Encodable};
-use rustc_target::abi::Endian;
+use rustc_target::abi::{AddressSpace, Endian, HasDataLayout};
 
 use crate::mir;
 use crate::ty::codec::{TyDecoder, TyEncoder};
@@ -438,6 +438,17 @@ impl<'tcx> GlobalAlloc<'tcx> {
             _ => bug!("expected vtable, got {:?}", self),
         }
     }
+
+    /// The address space that this `GlobalAlloc` should be placed in.
+    #[inline]
+    pub fn address_space(&self, cx: &impl HasDataLayout) -> AddressSpace {
+        match self {
+            GlobalAlloc::Function(..) => cx.data_layout().instruction_address_space,
+            GlobalAlloc::Static(..) | GlobalAlloc::Memory(..) | GlobalAlloc::VTable(..) => {
+                AddressSpace::DATA
+            }
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 pub(crate) struct AllocMap<'tcx> {