1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/llvm/include/llvm/IR/DerivedTypes.h b/llvm/include/llvm/IR/DerivedTypes.h
index 8a1b26e699e3..f52ce3cde318 100644
--- a/llvm/include/llvm/IR/DerivedTypes.h
+++ b/llvm/include/llvm/IR/DerivedTypes.h
@@ -667,9 +667,11 @@ public:
                                              unsigned AddressSpace) {
     if (PT->isOpaque())
       return get(PT->getContext(), AddressSpace);
-    return get(PT->getElementType(), AddressSpace);
+    return get(PT->PointeeTy, AddressSpace);
   }
 
+  [[deprecated("Pointer element types are deprecated. You can *temporarily* "
+               "use Type::getPointerElementType() instead")]]
   Type *getElementType() const {
     assert(!isOpaque() && "Attempting to get element type of opaque pointer");
     return PointeeTy;