diff --git a/clang/lib/CodeGen/CGExprScalar.cpp b/clang/lib/CodeGen/CGExprScalar.cpp
index 05573d6aec34..01dd94c274be 100644
--- a/clang/lib/CodeGen/CGExprScalar.cpp
+++ b/clang/lib/CodeGen/CGExprScalar.cpp
@@ -1189,8 +1189,10 @@ Value *ScalarExprEmitter::EmitCompare(const BinaryOperator *E,unsigned UICmpOpc,
 }
 
 Value *ScalarExprEmitter::VisitBinAssign(const BinaryOperator *E) {
-  LValue LHS = EmitLValue(E->getLHS());
+  // __block variables need to have the rhs evaluated first, plus
+  // this should improve codegen just a little.
   Value *RHS = Visit(E->getRHS());
+  LValue LHS = EmitLValue(E->getLHS());
   
   // Store the value into the LHS.  Bit-fields are handled specially
   // because the result is altered by the store, i.e., [C99 6.5.16p1]
diff --git a/clang/test/CodeGen/blocks-seq.c b/clang/test/CodeGen/blocks-seq.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..eb4990a3df6c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/clang/test/CodeGen/blocks-seq.c
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+// RUN: clang-cc -fblocks -triple x86_64-apple-darwin10 -emit-llvm -o %t %s &&
+// RUN: grep '%call = call i32 (...)\* @rhs()' %t | count 1 &&
+// If this fails, see about sliding %4 and %5...
+// RUN: grep '%forwarding1 = getelementptr %0\* %i, i32 0, i32 1' %t | count 1 &&
+// RUN: grep '%4 = bitcast i8\*\* %forwarding1 to %0\*\*' %t | count 1 &&
+// RUN: grep '%5 = load %0\*\* %4' %t | count 1
+
+int rhs();
+
+void foo() {
+  __block int i;
+  i = rhs();
+}