diff --git a/include/llvm/IR/IRBuilder.h b/include/llvm/IR/IRBuilder.h
index 97a36ce4cdcd2..ab9b5c549df94 100644
--- a/include/llvm/IR/IRBuilder.h
+++ b/include/llvm/IR/IRBuilder.h
@@ -676,7 +676,7 @@ class IRBuilderBase {
 
   /// Create call to the maxnum intrinsic.
   CallInst *CreateMaxNum(Value *LHS, Value *RHS, const Twine &Name = "") {
-    return CreateBinaryIntrinsic(Intrinsic::minnum, LHS, RHS, Name);
+    return CreateBinaryIntrinsic(Intrinsic::maxnum, LHS, RHS, Name);
   }
 
 private:
diff --git a/unittests/IR/IRBuilderTest.cpp b/unittests/IR/IRBuilderTest.cpp
index bb74756d81a9f..6a3d121552d8a 100644
--- a/unittests/IR/IRBuilderTest.cpp
+++ b/unittests/IR/IRBuilderTest.cpp
@@ -48,6 +48,23 @@ class IRBuilderTest : public testing::Test {
   GlobalVariable *GV;
 };
 
+TEST_F(IRBuilderTest, Intrinsics) {
+  IRBuilder<> Builder(BB);
+  Value *V;
+  CallInst *Call;
+  IntrinsicInst *II;
+
+  V = Builder.CreateLoad(GV);
+
+  Call = Builder.CreateMinNum(V, V);
+  II = cast<IntrinsicInst>(Call);
+  EXPECT_EQ(II->getIntrinsicID(), Intrinsic::minnum);
+
+  Call = Builder.CreateMaxNum(V, V);
+  II = cast<IntrinsicInst>(Call);
+  EXPECT_EQ(II->getIntrinsicID(), Intrinsic::maxnum);
+}
+
 TEST_F(IRBuilderTest, Lifetime) {
   IRBuilder<> Builder(BB);
   AllocaInst *Var1 = Builder.CreateAlloca(Builder.getInt8Ty());