diff --git a/llvm/lib/CodeGen/SelectionDAG/DAGCombiner.cpp b/llvm/lib/CodeGen/SelectionDAG/DAGCombiner.cpp
--- a/llvm/lib/CodeGen/SelectionDAG/DAGCombiner.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/CodeGen/SelectionDAG/DAGCombiner.cpp
@@ -3720,7 +3720,7 @@
   }
 
   // canonicalize (sub X, (vscale * C)) to (add X, (vscale * -C))
-  if (N1.getOpcode() == ISD::VSCALE) {
+  if (N1.getOpcode() == ISD::VSCALE && N1.hasOneUse()) {
     const APInt &IntVal = N1.getConstantOperandAPInt(0);
     return DAG.getNode(ISD::ADD, DL, VT, N0, DAG.getVScale(DL, VT, -IntVal));
   }