diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/amd64/ssa.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/amd64/ssa.go
index cad410cfef..e256c0979a 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/amd64/ssa.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/amd64/ssa.go
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ func ssaMarkMoves(s *ssagen.State, b *ssa.Block) {
 		v := b.Values[i]
 		if flive && (v.Op == ssa.OpAMD64MOVLconst || v.Op == ssa.OpAMD64MOVQconst) {
 			// The "mark" is any non-nil Aux value.
-			v.Aux = v
+			v.Aux = ssa.AuxMark
 		}
 		if v.Type.IsFlags() {
 			flive = false
diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/s390x/ssa.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/s390x/ssa.go
index ba50b00572..fc42557b03 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/s390x/ssa.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/s390x/ssa.go
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ func ssaMarkMoves(s *ssagen.State, b *ssa.Block) {
 		v := b.Values[i]
 		if flive && v.Op == ssa.OpS390XMOVDconst {
 			// The "mark" is any non-nil Aux value.
-			v.Aux = v
+			v.Aux = ssa.AuxMark
 		}
 		if v.Type.IsFlags() {
 			flive = false
diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/ssa/rewrite.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/ssa/rewrite.go
index 84bf2047d4..13095c0440 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/ssa/rewrite.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/ssa/rewrite.go
@@ -729,6 +729,13 @@ type Aux interface {
 	CanBeAnSSAAux()
 }
 
+// for now only used to mark moves that need to avoid clobbering flags
+type auxMark bool
+
+func (auxMark) CanBeAnSSAAux() {}
+
+var AuxMark auxMark
+
 // stringAux wraps string values for use in Aux.
 type stringAux string
 
diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/ssa/value.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/ssa/value.go
index 643fa36e25..0567b3e214 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/ssa/value.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/ssa/value.go
@@ -554,9 +554,6 @@ func (v *Value) removeable() bool {
 	return true
 }
 
-// TODO(mdempsky): Shouldn't be necessary; see discussion at golang.org/cl/275756
-func (*Value) CanBeAnSSAAux() {}
-
 // AutoVar returns a *Name and int64 representing the auto variable and offset within it
 // where v should be spilled.
 func AutoVar(v *Value) (*ir.Name, int64) {
diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/x86/ssa.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/x86/ssa.go
index 40a483fb24..ee95a4acaf 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/x86/ssa.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/x86/ssa.go
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ func ssaMarkMoves(s *ssagen.State, b *ssa.Block) {
 		v := b.Values[i]
 		if flive && v.Op == ssa.Op386MOVLconst {
 			// The "mark" is any non-nil Aux value.
-			v.Aux = v
+			v.Aux = ssa.AuxMark
 		}
 		if v.Type.IsFlags() {
 			flive = false