diff --git a/llvm/lib/Target/X86/X86MCInstLower.cpp b/llvm/lib/Target/X86/X86MCInstLower.cpp
index 3bd012c13cf0d..3f6cd55618666 100644
--- a/llvm/lib/Target/X86/X86MCInstLower.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/Target/X86/X86MCInstLower.cpp
@@ -349,12 +349,8 @@ MCOperand X86MCInstLower::LowerMachineOperand(const MachineInstr *MI,
     return MCOperand::createImm(MO.getImm());
   case MachineOperand::MO_MachineBasicBlock:
   case MachineOperand::MO_GlobalAddress:
+  case MachineOperand::MO_ExternalSymbol:
     return LowerSymbolOperand(MO, GetSymbolFromOperand(MO));
-  case MachineOperand::MO_ExternalSymbol: {
-    MCSymbol *Sym = GetSymbolFromOperand(MO);
-    Sym->setExternal(true);
-    return LowerSymbolOperand(MO, Sym);
-  }
   case MachineOperand::MO_MCSymbol:
     return LowerSymbolOperand(MO, MO.getMCSymbol());
   case MachineOperand::MO_JumpTableIndex: