diff --git a/src/librustc_trans/trans/base.rs b/src/librustc_trans/trans/base.rs
index 636db8fecdf..375b3e3f0d2 100644
--- a/src/librustc_trans/trans/base.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_trans/trans/base.rs
@@ -1354,6 +1354,13 @@ pub fn alloca_dropped<'blk, 'tcx>(cx: Block<'blk, 'tcx>, ty: Ty<'tcx>, name: &st
     let p = alloca(cx, llty, name);
     let b = cx.fcx.ccx.builder();
     b.position_before(cx.fcx.alloca_insert_pt.get().unwrap());
+
+    // This is just like `call_lifetime_start` (but latter expects a
+    // Block, which we do not have for `alloca_insert_pt`).
+    core_lifetime_emit(cx.ccx(), p, Lifetime::Start, |ccx, size, lifetime_start| {
+        let ptr = b.pointercast(p, Type::i8p(ccx));
+        b.call(lifetime_start, &[C_u64(ccx, size), ptr], None);
+    });
     memfill(&b, p, ty, adt::DTOR_DONE);
     p
 }
diff --git a/src/librustc_trans/trans/datum.rs b/src/librustc_trans/trans/datum.rs
index 6a033602ada..32f263746d3 100644
--- a/src/librustc_trans/trans/datum.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_trans/trans/datum.rs
@@ -513,7 +513,9 @@ impl<'tcx> Datum<'tcx, Rvalue> {
                     |this, bcx, llval| {
                         debug!("populate call for Datum::to_lvalue_datum_in_scope \
                                 self.ty={:?}", this.ty);
-                        call_lifetime_start(bcx, llval);
+                        // do not call_lifetime_start here; the
+                        // `InitAlloc::Dropped` will start scratch
+                        // value's lifetime at open of function body.
                         let bcx = this.store_to(bcx, llval);
                         bcx.fcx.schedule_lifetime_end(scope, llval);
                         bcx