diff --git a/llvm/lib/CodeGen/GlobalISel/IRTranslator.cpp b/llvm/lib/CodeGen/GlobalISel/IRTranslator.cpp
index 311dd9d9739a6..3290262816ef0 100644
--- a/llvm/lib/CodeGen/GlobalISel/IRTranslator.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/CodeGen/GlobalISel/IRTranslator.cpp
@@ -1562,8 +1562,9 @@ bool IRTranslator::translateBitCast(const User &U,
 
 bool IRTranslator::translateCast(unsigned Opcode, const User &U,
                                  MachineIRBuilder &MIRBuilder) {
-  if (U.getType()->getScalarType()->isBFloatTy() ||
-      U.getOperand(0)->getType()->getScalarType()->isBFloatTy())
+  if (Opcode != TargetOpcode::G_BITCAST &&
+      (U.getType()->getScalarType()->isBFloatTy() ||
+       U.getOperand(0)->getType()->getScalarType()->isBFloatTy()))
     return false;
   Register Op = getOrCreateVReg(*U.getOperand(0));
   Register Res = getOrCreateVReg(U);