--- /dev/null
+; RUN: not llvm-as < %s
+; PR1633
+
+%meta = type { i8* }
+%obj = type { %meta* }
+
+declare void @llvm.gcroot(%obj*, %meta*)
+
+define void @f() {
+entry:
+ %local.obj = alloca %obj
+ call void @llvm.gcroot(%obj* %local.obj, %meta* null)
+ ret void
+}