diff --git a/mlir/lib/Dialect/Transform/IR/TransformOps.cpp b/mlir/lib/Dialect/Transform/IR/TransformOps.cpp
--- a/mlir/lib/Dialect/Transform/IR/TransformOps.cpp
+++ b/mlir/lib/Dialect/Transform/IR/TransformOps.cpp
@@ -828,7 +828,9 @@
                             transform::TransformState &state) {
   SmallVector<SmallVector<Operation *>> resultOps(getNumResults(), {});
 
-  for (Operation *op : state.getPayloadOps(getTarget())) {
+  // Copy pointers to guard against invalidation by the transform.
+  SmallVector<Operation *> payloadOps{state.getPayloadOps(getTarget())};
+  for (Operation *op : payloadOps) {
     auto scope = state.make_region_scope(getBody());
     if (failed(state.mapBlockArguments(getIterationVariable(), {op})))
       return DiagnosedSilenceableFailure::definiteFailure();