1 files changed, 6 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/clang-tools-extra/clang-tidy/misc/AssertSideEffectCheck.cpp b/clang-tools-extra/clang-tidy/misc/AssertSideEffectCheck.cpp
index 9d21b499ee9..fa589a4c759 100644
--- a/clang-tools-extra/clang-tidy/misc/AssertSideEffectCheck.cpp
+++ b/clang-tools-extra/clang-tidy/misc/AssertSideEffectCheck.cpp
@@ -55,9 +55,13 @@ AST_MATCHER_P(Expr, hasSideEffect, bool, CheckFunctionCalls) {
 
   if (const auto *CExpr = dyn_cast<CallExpr>(E)) {
     bool Result = CheckFunctionCalls;
-    if (const auto *FuncDecl = CExpr->getDirectCallee())
-      if (const auto *MethodDecl = dyn_cast<CXXMethodDecl>(FuncDecl))
+    if (const auto *FuncDecl = CExpr->getDirectCallee()) {
+      if (FuncDecl->getDeclName().isIdentifier() &&
+          FuncDecl->getName() == "__builtin_expect") // exceptions come here
+        Result = false;
+      else if (const auto *MethodDecl = dyn_cast<CXXMethodDecl>(FuncDecl))
         Result &= !MethodDecl->isConst();
+    }
     return Result;
   }