diff --git a/lib/SILOptimizer/Transforms/DeadCodeElimination.cpp b/lib/SILOptimizer/Transforms/DeadCodeElimination.cpp
index df56de8b58d..b2da63b6c58 100644
--- a/lib/SILOptimizer/Transforms/DeadCodeElimination.cpp
+++ b/lib/SILOptimizer/Transforms/DeadCodeElimination.cpp
@@ -283,8 +283,8 @@ void DCE::markLive() {
       }
       case SILInstructionKind::EndBorrowInst: {
         auto phi = PhiValue(I.getOperand(0));
-        // If there is a pointer escape, disable DCE.
-        if (phi && hasPointerEscape(phi)) {
+        // If there is a pointer escape or phi is lexical, disable DCE.
+        if (phi && (hasPointerEscape(phi) || phi->isLexical())) {
           markInstructionLive(&I);
         }
         // The instruction is live only if it's operand value is also live
@@ -320,10 +320,6 @@ void DCE::markLive() {
             disableBorrowDCE(root);
           }
         }
-        // If we have a lexical borrow scope, disable DCE.
-        if (borrowInst->isLexical()) {
-          disableBorrowDCE(borrowInst);
-        }
         break;
       }
       case SILInstructionKind::LoadBorrowInst: {