diff --git a/llvm/lib/Bitcode/Reader/BitcodeReader.cpp b/llvm/lib/Bitcode/Reader/BitcodeReader.cpp
--- a/llvm/lib/Bitcode/Reader/BitcodeReader.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/Bitcode/Reader/BitcodeReader.cpp
@@ -4164,7 +4164,7 @@
       if (!Vec->getType()->isVectorTy())
         return error("Invalid type for value");
       I = ExtractElementInst::Create(Vec, Idx);
-      FullTy = FullTy->getVectorElementType();
+      FullTy = cast<VectorType>(FullTy)->getElementType();
       InstructionList.push_back(I);
       break;
     }
@@ -4198,8 +4198,9 @@
         return error("Invalid type for value");
 
       I = new ShuffleVectorInst(Vec1, Vec2, Mask);
-      FullTy = VectorType::get(FullTy->getVectorElementType(),
-                               Mask->getType()->getVectorElementCount());
+      FullTy =
+          VectorType::get(cast<VectorType>(FullTy)->getElementType(),
+                          cast<VectorType>(Mask->getType())->getElementCount());
       InstructionList.push_back(I);
       break;
     }
@@ -5191,8 +5192,8 @@
             !FullTy->isPointerTy() && !isa<StructType>(FullTy) &&
             !isa<ArrayType>(FullTy) &&
             (!isa<VectorType>(FullTy) ||
-             FullTy->getVectorElementType()->isFloatingPointTy() ||
-             FullTy->getVectorElementType()->isIntegerTy()) &&
+             cast<VectorType>(FullTy)->getElementType()->isFloatingPointTy() ||
+             cast<VectorType>(FullTy)->getElementType()->isIntegerTy()) &&
             "Structured types must be assigned with corresponding non-opaque "
             "pointer type");
       }