diff --git a/gcc/testsuite/gcc.dg/tree-ssa/ssa-sink-19.c b/gcc/testsuite/gcc.dg/tree-ssa/ssa-sink-19.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e98d13fe85b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gcc/testsuite/gcc.dg/tree-ssa/ssa-sink-19.c
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+/* { dg-do compile } */
+/* { dg-options "-O2 -fdump-tree-sink1-details -fdump-tree-cddce2-details" } */
+
+static int b=4;
+int c;
+
+int
+main()
+{
+  int e[5] = {1,1,1,1,1};
+  for (; b >= 0; b--) {
+    c = e[b];
+  }
+  return 0;
+}
+
+/* We should sink e[b] out of the loop which is possible after
+   applying store motion to c and b.  */
+/* { dg-final { scan-tree-dump "Sinking # VUSE" "sink1" } } */
+/* And remove the loop after final value replacement.  */
+/* { dg-final { scan-tree-dump "fix_loop_structure: removing loop" "cddce2" } } */
diff --git a/gcc/tree-ssa-sink.cc b/gcc/tree-ssa-sink.cc
index 1c226406feb..8ce4403ddc8 100644
--- a/gcc/tree-ssa-sink.cc
+++ b/gcc/tree-ssa-sink.cc
@@ -390,6 +390,9 @@ statement_sink_location (gimple *stmt, basic_block frombb,
 		 with the use.  */
 	      if (gimple_code (use_stmt) == GIMPLE_PHI)
 		{
+		  /* If the PHI defines the virtual operand, ignore it.  */
+		  if (gimple_phi_result (use_stmt) == gimple_vuse (stmt))
+		    continue;
 		  /* In case the PHI node post-dominates the current insert
 		     location we can disregard it.  But make sure it is not
 		     dominating it as well as can happen in a CFG cycle.  */