diff --git a/llvm/include/llvm/IR/IntrinsicInst.h b/llvm/include/llvm/IR/IntrinsicInst.h
--- a/llvm/include/llvm/IR/IntrinsicInst.h
+++ b/llvm/include/llvm/IR/IntrinsicInst.h
@@ -390,8 +390,10 @@
 class VPIntrinsic : public IntrinsicInst {
 public:
   /// \brief Declares a llvm.vp.* intrinsic in \p M that matches the parameters
-  /// \p Params.
+  /// \p Params. Additionally, the load and gather intrinsics require
+  /// \p ReturnType to be specified.
   static Function *getDeclarationForParams(Module *M, Intrinsic::ID,
+                                           Type *ReturnType,
                                            ArrayRef<Value *> Params);
 
   static Optional<unsigned> getMaskParamPos(Intrinsic::ID IntrinsicID);
diff --git a/llvm/lib/IR/IntrinsicInst.cpp b/llvm/lib/IR/IntrinsicInst.cpp
--- a/llvm/lib/IR/IntrinsicInst.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/IR/IntrinsicInst.cpp
@@ -468,6 +468,7 @@
 }
 
 Function *VPIntrinsic::getDeclarationForParams(Module *M, Intrinsic::ID VPID,
+                                               Type *ReturnType,
                                                ArrayRef<Value *> Params) {
   assert(isVPIntrinsic(VPID) && "not a VP intrinsic");
   Function *VPFunc;
@@ -486,22 +487,15 @@
     break;
   case Intrinsic::vp_load:
     VPFunc = Intrinsic::getDeclaration(
-        M, VPID,
-        {Params[0]->getType()->getPointerElementType(), Params[0]->getType()});
+        M, VPID, {ReturnType, Params[0]->getType()});
     break;
   case Intrinsic::vp_gather:
     VPFunc = Intrinsic::getDeclaration(
-        M, VPID,
-        {VectorType::get(cast<VectorType>(Params[0]->getType())
-                             ->getElementType()
-                             ->getPointerElementType(),
-                         cast<VectorType>(Params[0]->getType())),
-         Params[0]->getType()});
+        M, VPID, {ReturnType, Params[0]->getType()});
     break;
   case Intrinsic::vp_store:
     VPFunc = Intrinsic::getDeclaration(
-        M, VPID,
-        {Params[1]->getType()->getPointerElementType(), Params[1]->getType()});
+        M, VPID, {Params[0]->getType(), Params[1]->getType()});
     break;
   case Intrinsic::vp_scatter:
     VPFunc = Intrinsic::getDeclaration(
diff --git a/llvm/unittests/IR/VPIntrinsicTest.cpp b/llvm/unittests/IR/VPIntrinsicTest.cpp
--- a/llvm/unittests/IR/VPIntrinsicTest.cpp
+++ b/llvm/unittests/IR/VPIntrinsicTest.cpp
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@
 
     ASSERT_NE(F.getIntrinsicID(), Intrinsic::not_intrinsic);
     auto *NewDecl = VPIntrinsic::getDeclarationForParams(
-        OutM.get(), F.getIntrinsicID(), Values);
+        OutM.get(), F.getIntrinsicID(), FuncTy->getReturnType(), Values);
     ASSERT_TRUE(NewDecl);
 
     // Check that 'old decl' == 'new decl'.