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
@@ -5394,6 +5394,36 @@
     }
   }
 
+  // "Upgrade" older incorrect branch weights by dropping them.
+  for (auto &I : instructions(F)) {
+    if (auto *MD = I.getMetadata(LLVMContext::MD_prof)) {
+      if (MD->getOperand(0) != nullptr && isa<MDString>(MD->getOperand(0))) {
+        MDString *MDS = cast<MDString>(MD->getOperand(0));
+        StringRef ProfName = MDS->getString();
+        // Check consistency of !prof branch_weights metadata.
+        if (!ProfName.equals("branch_weights"))
+          continue;
+        unsigned ExpectedNumOperands = 0;
+        if (BranchInst *BI = dyn_cast<BranchInst>(&I))
+          ExpectedNumOperands = BI->getNumSuccessors();
+        else if (SwitchInst *SI = dyn_cast<SwitchInst>(&I))
+          ExpectedNumOperands = SI->getNumSuccessors();
+        else if (isa<CallInst>(&I))
+          ExpectedNumOperands = 1;
+        else if (IndirectBrInst *IBI = dyn_cast<IndirectBrInst>(&I))
+          ExpectedNumOperands = IBI->getNumDestinations();
+        else if (isa<SelectInst>(&I))
+          ExpectedNumOperands = 2;
+        else
+          continue; // ignore and continue.
+
+        // If branch weight doesn't match, just strip branch weight.
+        if (MD->getNumOperands() != 1 + ExpectedNumOperands)
+          I.setMetadata(LLVMContext::MD_prof, nullptr);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
   // Look for functions that rely on old function attribute behavior.
   UpgradeFunctionAttributes(*F);
 
diff --git a/llvm/test/Bitcode/Inputs/branch-weight.bc b/llvm/test/Bitcode/Inputs/branch-weight.bc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
GIT binary patch
literal 0
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diff --git a/llvm/test/Bitcode/branch-weight.ll b/llvm/test/Bitcode/branch-weight.ll
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/llvm/test/Bitcode/branch-weight.ll
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+;; Test strip branch_weight if operand number doesn't match.
+;; Input bitcode is generated from:
+;; define void @test(i1 %0) {
+;;   br i1 %0, label %2, label %3, !prof !0
+;; 2:
+;;   br i1 %0, label %4, label %3, !prof !1
+;; 3:
+;;   unreachable
+;; 4:
+;;   ret void
+;; }
+;;!0 = !{!"branch_weights", i32 1, i32 2}
+;;!1 = !{!"branch_weights", i32 1, i32 2, i32 3}
+
+; RUN: llvm-dis %S/Inputs/branch-weight.bc -o - | FileCheck %s
+; CHECK: !prof !0
+; CHECK: !0 = !{!"branch_weights", i32 1, i32 2}
+; CHECK-NOT: !prof !1
+; CHECK-NOT: !1 = !{!"branch_weights", i32 1, i32 2, i32 3}