1 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/clang/lib/Serialization/ASTReader.cpp b/clang/lib/Serialization/ASTReader.cpp
index 17296685c4e..639ef93fb6b 100644
--- a/clang/lib/Serialization/ASTReader.cpp
+++ b/clang/lib/Serialization/ASTReader.cpp
@@ -4950,8 +4950,10 @@ namespace {
           continue;
 
         if (ND->getDeclName() != This->Name) {
-          assert(!This->Name.getCXXNameType().isNull() && 
-                 "Name mismatch without a type");
+          // A name might be null because the decl's redeclarable part is
+          // currently read before reading its name. The lookup is triggered by
+          // building that decl (likely indirectly), and so it is later in the
+          // sense of "already existing" and can be ignored here.
           continue;
         }