diff --git a/llvm/test/tools/llvm-diff/initializers.ll b/llvm/test/tools/llvm-diff/initializers.ll
--- a/llvm/test/tools/llvm-diff/initializers.ll
+++ b/llvm/test/tools/llvm-diff/initializers.ll
@@ -36,3 +36,12 @@
   call void undef(%struct.mutex* @vmx_l1d_flush_mutex)
   ret i32 undef
 }
+
+; An initializer could use itself as part of the initialization.
+
+@kvm_debugfs_entries = internal global %struct.list_head { %struct.list_head* @kvm_debugfs_entries, %struct.list_head* @kvm_debugfs_entries }, align 8
+
+define i64 @mux() {
+  %1 = load i8*, i8** bitcast (%struct.list_head* @kvm_debugfs_entries to i8**), align 8
+  ret i64 undef
+}
diff --git a/llvm/tools/llvm-diff/DifferenceEngine.cpp b/llvm/tools/llvm-diff/DifferenceEngine.cpp
--- a/llvm/tools/llvm-diff/DifferenceEngine.cpp
+++ b/llvm/tools/llvm-diff/DifferenceEngine.cpp
@@ -490,6 +490,16 @@
         const Value *LAgg = CSL->getAggregateElement(I);
         const Value *RAgg = CSR->getAggregateElement(I);
 
+        if (LAgg == SavedLHS || RAgg == SavedRHS) {
+          if (LAgg != SavedLHS || RAgg != SavedRHS)
+            // If the left and right operands aren't both re-analyzing the
+            // variable, then the initialiers don't match, so report "false".
+            // Otherwise, we skip these operands..
+            return false;
+
+          continue;
+        }
+
         if (!equivalentAsOperands(LAgg, RAgg)) {
           return false;
         }