diff --git a/compiler/optimizing/nodes.cc b/compiler/optimizing/nodes.cc
index 2a97fad..490d345 100644
--- a/compiler/optimizing/nodes.cc
+++ b/compiler/optimizing/nodes.cc
@@ -445,4 +445,23 @@
   }
 }
 
+
+bool HCondition::NeedsMaterialization() const {
+  if (!HasOnlyOneUse()) {
+    return true;
+  }
+  HUseListNode<HInstruction>* uses = GetUses();
+  HInstruction* user = uses->GetUser();
+  if (!user->IsIf()) {
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  // TODO: should we allow intervening instructions with no side-effect between this condition
+  // and the If instruction?
+  if (GetNext() != user) {
+    return true;
+  }
+  return false;
+}
+
 }  // namespace art