diff --git a/compiler/optimizing/builder.cc b/compiler/optimizing/builder.cc
index c497526..2bb6fbe 100644
--- a/compiler/optimizing/builder.cc
+++ b/compiler/optimizing/builder.cc
@@ -2109,8 +2109,13 @@
     case Instruction::MOVE_RESULT:
     case Instruction::MOVE_RESULT_WIDE:
     case Instruction::MOVE_RESULT_OBJECT:
-      UpdateLocal(instruction.VRegA(), latest_result_);
-      latest_result_ = nullptr;
+      if (latest_result_ == nullptr) {
+        // Only dead code can lead to this situation, where the verifier
+        // does not reject the method.
+      } else {
+        UpdateLocal(instruction.VRegA(), latest_result_);
+        latest_result_ = nullptr;
+      }
       break;
 
     case Instruction::CMP_LONG: {
diff --git a/test/516-dead-move-result/expected.txt b/test/516-dead-move-result/expected.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/516-dead-move-result/expected.txt
diff --git a/test/516-dead-move-result/info.txt b/test/516-dead-move-result/info.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..49d9489
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/516-dead-move-result/info.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+Regression test for the graph builder in optimizing,
+where a move-result was bogus, but it passed the verifier
+because it was dead code.
diff --git a/test/516-dead-move-result/smali/MoveResult.smali b/test/516-dead-move-result/smali/MoveResult.smali
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9650b58
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/516-dead-move-result/smali/MoveResult.smali
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+# Copyright (C) 2015 The Android Open Source Project
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+.class public LMoveResult;
+
+.super Ljava/lang/Object;
+
+.method public static method()V
+   .registers 1
+   goto :b1
+   move-result v0
+   :b1
+   return-void
+.end method
diff --git a/test/516-dead-move-result/src/Main.java b/test/516-dead-move-result/src/Main.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..90580a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/516-dead-move-result/src/Main.java
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2015 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+import java.lang.reflect.Method;
+
+public class Main {
+  // Workaround for b/18051191.
+  class InnerClass {}
+
+  public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
+    Class<?> c = Class.forName("MoveResult");
+    Method m = c.getMethod("method");
+    Object[] arguments = { };
+    m.invoke(null, arguments);
+  }
+}