diff --git a/src/intrinsic/mod.rs b/src/intrinsic/mod.rs
index 18dabe9ea16c..1bcb891a2504 100644
--- a/src/intrinsic/mod.rs
+++ b/src/intrinsic/mod.rs
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ use rustc_middle::ty::layout::FnAbiOf;
 use rustc_middle::ty::layout::{HasTypingEnv, LayoutOf};
 use rustc_middle::ty::{self, Instance, Ty};
 use rustc_span::{Span, Symbol, sym};
-use rustc_target::callconv::{ArgAbi, FnAbi, PassMode};
+use rustc_target::callconv::{ArgAbi, PassMode};
 use rustc_target::spec::PanicStrategy;
 
 #[cfg(feature = "master")]
@@ -200,7 +200,6 @@ impl<'a, 'gcc, 'tcx> IntrinsicCallBuilderMethods<'tcx> for Builder<'a, 'gcc, 'tc
     fn codegen_intrinsic_call(
         &mut self,
         instance: Instance<'tcx>,
-        fn_abi: &FnAbi<'tcx, Ty<'tcx>>,
         args: &[OperandRef<'tcx, RValue<'gcc>>],
         result: PlaceRef<'tcx, RValue<'gcc>>,
         span: Span,
@@ -285,17 +284,10 @@ impl<'a, 'gcc, 'tcx> IntrinsicCallBuilderMethods<'tcx> for Builder<'a, 'gcc, 'tc
             }
 
             sym::volatile_load | sym::unaligned_volatile_load => {
-                let tp_ty = fn_args.type_at(0);
                 let ptr = args[0].immediate();
-                let layout = self.layout_of(tp_ty);
-                let load = if let PassMode::Cast { cast: ref ty, pad_i32: _ } = fn_abi.ret.mode {
-                    let gcc_ty = ty.gcc_type(self);
-                    self.volatile_load(gcc_ty, ptr)
-                } else {
-                    self.volatile_load(layout.gcc_type(self), ptr)
-                };
+                let load = self.volatile_load(result.layout.gcc_type(self), ptr);
                 // TODO(antoyo): set alignment.
-                if let BackendRepr::Scalar(scalar) = layout.backend_repr {
+                if let BackendRepr::Scalar(scalar) = result.layout.backend_repr {
                     self.to_immediate_scalar(load, scalar)
                 } else {
                     load
@@ -510,16 +502,14 @@ impl<'a, 'gcc, 'tcx> IntrinsicCallBuilderMethods<'tcx> for Builder<'a, 'gcc, 'tc
             _ => return Err(Instance::new_raw(instance.def_id(), instance.args)),
         };
 
-        if !fn_abi.ret.is_ignore() {
-            if let PassMode::Cast { cast: ref ty, .. } = fn_abi.ret.mode {
-                let ptr_llty = self.type_ptr_to(ty.gcc_type(self));
-                let ptr = self.pointercast(result.val.llval, ptr_llty);
-                self.store(value, ptr, result.val.align);
-            } else {
-                OperandRef::from_immediate_or_packed_pair(self, value, result.layout)
-                    .val
-                    .store(self, result);
-            }
+        if result.layout.ty.is_bool() {
+            OperandRef::from_immediate_or_packed_pair(self, value, result.layout)
+                .val
+                .store(self, result);
+        } else if !result.layout.ty.is_unit() {
+            let ptr_llty = self.type_ptr_to(result.layout.gcc_type(self));
+            let ptr = self.pointercast(result.val.llval, ptr_llty);
+            self.store(value, ptr, result.val.align);
         }
         Ok(())
     }