diff --git a/clang/lib/Driver/ToolChains/AIX.cpp b/clang/lib/Driver/ToolChains/AIX.cpp
--- a/clang/lib/Driver/ToolChains/AIX.cpp
+++ b/clang/lib/Driver/ToolChains/AIX.cpp
@@ -245,20 +245,15 @@
     CmdArgs.push_back("-lc");
 
     if (Args.hasArg(options::OPT_pg)) {
-      const char *libProfiled;
-      const char *usrLibProfiled;
-
       if (!D.SysRoot.empty()) {
-        libProfiled = Args.MakeArgString((llvm::Twine("-L") + D.SysRoot) +
-                                         "/lib/profiled");
-        usrLibProfiled = Args.MakeArgString((llvm::Twine("-L") + D.SysRoot) +
-                                            "/usr/lib/profiled");
+        CmdArgs.push_back(Args.MakeArgString((llvm::Twine("-L") + D.SysRoot) +
+                                             "/lib/profiled"));
+        CmdArgs.push_back(Args.MakeArgString((llvm::Twine("-L") + D.SysRoot) +
+                                             "/usr/lib/profiled"));
       } else {
-        libProfiled = Args.MakeArgString(llvm::Twine("-L/lib/profiled"));
-        usrLibProfiled = Args.MakeArgString(llvm::Twine("-L/usr/lib/profiled"));
+        CmdArgs.push_back("-L/lib/profiled");
+        CmdArgs.push_back("-L/usr/lib/profiled");
       }
-      CmdArgs.push_back(libProfiled);
-      CmdArgs.push_back(usrLibProfiled);
     }
   }