Index: llvm/lib/IR/IRBuilder.cpp
===================================================================
--- llvm/lib/IR/IRBuilder.cpp
+++ llvm/lib/IR/IRBuilder.cpp
@@ -81,8 +81,10 @@
 }
 
 Value *IRBuilderBase::CreateVScale(Constant *Scaling, const Twine &Name) {
-  Module *M = GetInsertBlock()->getParent()->getParent();
   assert(isa<ConstantInt>(Scaling) && "Expected constant integer");
+  if (cast<ConstantInt>(Scaling)->isZero())
+    return Scaling;
+  Module *M = GetInsertBlock()->getParent()->getParent();
   Function *TheFn =
       Intrinsic::getDeclaration(M, Intrinsic::vscale, {Scaling->getType()});
   CallInst *CI = createCallHelper(TheFn, {}, this, Name);
Index: llvm/lib/Transforms/Vectorize/LoopVectorize.cpp
===================================================================
--- llvm/lib/Transforms/Vectorize/LoopVectorize.cpp
+++ llvm/lib/Transforms/Vectorize/LoopVectorize.cpp
@@ -4768,10 +4768,9 @@
              "Currently unsupported for scalable vectors");
       unsigned Lanes = IsUniform ? 1 : State.VF.getFixedValue();
 
-      Value *RuntimeVF = getRuntimeVF(Builder, PtrInd->getType(), VF);
       for (unsigned Part = 0; Part < UF; ++Part) {
-        Value *PartStart = Builder.CreateMul(
-            RuntimeVF, ConstantInt::get(PtrInd->getType(), Part));
+        Value *PartStart = createStepForVF(
+            Builder, ConstantInt::get(PtrInd->getType(), Part), VF);
         for (unsigned Lane = 0; Lane < Lanes; ++Lane) {
           Value *Idx = Builder.CreateAdd(
               PartStart, ConstantInt::get(PtrInd->getType(), Lane));