diff --git a/compiler/utils/arm/assembler_arm.h b/compiler/utils/arm/assembler_arm.h
index 967b191..69ecc8f 100644
--- a/compiler/utils/arm/assembler_arm.h
+++ b/compiler/utils/arm/assembler_arm.h
@@ -832,6 +832,8 @@
                                      uint32_t immediate,
                                      ShifterOperand* shifter_op) = 0;
 
+  virtual bool ShifterOperandCanAlwaysHold(uint32_t immediate);
+
   static bool IsInstructionForExceptionHandling(uintptr_t pc);
 
   virtual void CompareAndBranchIfZero(Register r, Label* label) = 0;
diff --git a/compiler/utils/arm/assembler_arm32.cc b/compiler/utils/arm/assembler_arm32.cc
index f7772ae..9ae7bb6 100644
--- a/compiler/utils/arm/assembler_arm32.cc
+++ b/compiler/utils/arm/assembler_arm32.cc
@@ -48,6 +48,11 @@
   return false;
 }
 
+bool Arm32Assembler::ShifterOperandCanAlwaysHold(uint32_t immediate) {
+  ShifterOperand shifter_op;
+  return ShifterOperandCanHoldArm32(immediate, &shifter_op);
+}
+
 bool Arm32Assembler::ShifterOperandCanHold(Register rd ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
                                            Register rn ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
                                            Opcode opcode ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
diff --git a/compiler/utils/arm/assembler_arm32.h b/compiler/utils/arm/assembler_arm32.h
index 3407369..b40c093 100644
--- a/compiler/utils/arm/assembler_arm32.h
+++ b/compiler/utils/arm/assembler_arm32.h
@@ -294,6 +294,7 @@
                              uint32_t immediate,
                              ShifterOperand* shifter_op) OVERRIDE;
 
+  bool ShifterOperandCanAlwaysHold(uint32_t immediate) OVERRIDE;
 
   static bool IsInstructionForExceptionHandling(uintptr_t pc);
 
diff --git a/compiler/utils/arm/assembler_thumb2.cc b/compiler/utils/arm/assembler_thumb2.cc
index 0f6c4f5..2ec5586 100644
--- a/compiler/utils/arm/assembler_thumb2.cc
+++ b/compiler/utils/arm/assembler_thumb2.cc
@@ -390,6 +390,10 @@
   EmitLiterals();
 }
 
+bool Thumb2Assembler::ShifterOperandCanAlwaysHold(uint32_t immediate) {
+  return ArmAssembler::ModifiedImmediate(immediate) != kInvalidModifiedImmediate;
+}
+
 bool Thumb2Assembler::ShifterOperandCanHold(Register rd ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
                                             Register rn ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
                                             Opcode opcode,
diff --git a/compiler/utils/arm/assembler_thumb2.h b/compiler/utils/arm/assembler_thumb2.h
index a1a8927..cfed0ca 100644
--- a/compiler/utils/arm/assembler_thumb2.h
+++ b/compiler/utils/arm/assembler_thumb2.h
@@ -337,6 +337,8 @@
                              uint32_t immediate,
                              ShifterOperand* shifter_op) OVERRIDE;
 
+  bool ShifterOperandCanAlwaysHold(uint32_t immediate) OVERRIDE;
+
 
   static bool IsInstructionForExceptionHandling(uintptr_t pc);