diff --git a/dmd/mars.h b/dmd/mars.h
index 1873efd956..9bf63165c3 100644
--- a/dmd/mars.h
+++ b/dmd/mars.h
@@ -310,7 +310,6 @@ struct Param
     // Codegen cl options
     bool singleObj;
     bool disableRedZone;
-    bool noVerify;
 #endif
 };
 
diff --git a/dmd2/mars.h b/dmd2/mars.h
index 233261de35..36dc7b51d7 100644
--- a/dmd2/mars.h
+++ b/dmd2/mars.h
@@ -276,7 +276,6 @@ struct Param
     // Codegen cl options
     bool singleObj;
     bool disableRedZone;
-    bool noVerify;
 #endif
 };
 
diff --git a/driver/cl_options.cpp b/driver/cl_options.cpp
index 4374aa330c..6416e89e25 100644
--- a/driver/cl_options.cpp
+++ b/driver/cl_options.cpp
@@ -375,10 +375,6 @@ static cl::opt<MultiSetter, true, cl::parser<bool> > release("release",
     cl::location(ReleaseSetter),
     cl::ValueDisallowed);
 
-cl::opt<bool, true> noVerify("noverify",
-    llvm::cl::desc("Do not run the validation pass before writing bitcode"),
-    cl::location(global.params.noVerify));
-
 cl::opt<bool, true> singleObj("singleobj",
     cl::desc("Create only a single output object file"),
     cl::location(global.params.singleObj));
diff --git a/driver/main.cpp b/driver/main.cpp
index 3e5319b1b2..e570907a12 100644
--- a/driver/main.cpp
+++ b/driver/main.cpp
@@ -325,8 +325,6 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
 
 #if LDC_LLVM_VER >= 301
     llvm::TargetOptions targetOptions;
-    // FIXME: Options here are { None, Less, Default, Aggressive } as defined http://llvm.org/docs/doxygen/html/namespacellvm_1_1CodeGenOpt.html
-    llvm::CodeGenOpt::Level codeGenOptLevel = llvm::CodeGenOpt::None; // I am setting this to None for the moment as I dont know how this changes generation
 #endif
 
     Array* libs;
@@ -554,7 +552,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
         targetOptions,
         mRelocModel,
         mCodeModel,
-        codeGenOptLevel
+        codeGenOptLevel()
     );
 #endif
 
diff --git a/driver/toobj.cpp b/driver/toobj.cpp
index bdcb8982f6..3cb0097b09 100644
--- a/driver/toobj.cpp
+++ b/driver/toobj.cpp
@@ -33,22 +33,7 @@ void emit_file(llvm::TargetMachine &Target, llvm::Module& m, llvm::raw_fd_ostrea
 void writeModule(llvm::Module* m, std::string filename)
 {
     // run optimizer
-    bool reverify = ldc_optimize_module(m);
-
-    // verify the llvm
-    if (!global.params.noVerify && reverify) {
-        std::string verifyErr;
-        Logger::println("Verifying module... again...");
-        LOG_SCOPE;
-        if (llvm::verifyModule(*m,llvm::ReturnStatusAction,&verifyErr))
-        {
-            error("%s", verifyErr.c_str());
-            fatal();
-        }
-        else {
-            Logger::println("Verification passed!");
-        }
-    }
+    ldc_optimize_module(m);
 
     // eventually do our own path stuff, dmd's is a bit strange.
     typedef llvm::sys::Path LLPath;
@@ -141,16 +126,8 @@ void emit_file(llvm::TargetMachine &Target, llvm::Module& m, llvm::raw_fd_ostrea
     else
         Passes.add(new TargetData(&m));
 
-    // Last argument is enum CodeGenOpt::Level OptLevel
-    // debug info doesn't work properly with OptLevel != None!
-    CodeGenOpt::Level LastArg = CodeGenOpt::Default;
-    if (global.params.symdebug || !optimize())
-        LastArg = CodeGenOpt::None;
-    else if (optLevel() >= 3)
-        LastArg = CodeGenOpt::Aggressive;
-
     llvm::formatted_raw_ostream fout(out);
-    if (Target.addPassesToEmitFile(Passes, fout, fileType, LastArg))
+    if (Target.addPassesToEmitFile(Passes, fout, fileType, codeGenOptLevel()))
         assert(0 && "no support for asm output");
 
     Passes.doInitialization();
diff --git a/gen/module.cpp b/gen/module.cpp
index 6ee6dd885d..e96d83caf2 100644
--- a/gen/module.cpp
+++ b/gen/module.cpp
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 #include "gen/structs.h"
 #include "gen/todebug.h"
 #include "gen/tollvm.h"
+#include "gen/optimizer.h"
 
 #include "ir/irvar.h"
 #include "ir/irmodule.h"
@@ -289,19 +290,7 @@ llvm::Module* Module::genLLVMModule(llvm::LLVMContext& context, Ir* sir)
     genmoduleinfo();
 
     // verify the llvm
-    if (!global.params.noVerify) {
-        std::string verifyErr;
-        Logger::println("Verifying module...");
-        LOG_SCOPE;
-        if (llvm::verifyModule(*ir.module,llvm::ReturnStatusAction,&verifyErr))
-        {
-            error("%s", verifyErr.c_str());
-            fatal();
-        }
-        else {
-            Logger::println("Verification passed!");
-        }
-    }
+    verifyModule(*ir.module);
 
     gIR = NULL;
 
diff --git a/gen/optimizer.cpp b/gen/optimizer.cpp
index 43015d0224..59dd4e9fd5 100644
--- a/gen/optimizer.cpp
+++ b/gen/optimizer.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #include "gen/optimizer.h"
 #include "gen/cl_helpers.h"
+#include "gen/logger.h"
 
 #include "gen/passes/Passes.h"
 
@@ -39,6 +40,11 @@ static cl::opt<unsigned char> optimizeLevel(
         clEnumValEnd),
     cl::init(0));
 
+static cl::opt<bool>
+noVerify("disable-verify",
+    cl::desc("Do not verify result module"),
+    cl::Hidden);
+
 static cl::opt<bool>
 verifyEach("verify-each",
     cl::desc("Run verifier after each optimization pass"),
@@ -95,6 +101,22 @@ bool optimize() {
     return optimizeLevel || doInline() || !passList.empty();
 }
 
+llvm::CodeGenOpt::Level codeGenOptLevel() {
+#if LDC_LLVM_VER < 302
+    const int opt = optLevel();
+    // Use same appoach as clang (see lib/CodeGen/BackendUtil.cpp)
+    llvm::CodeGenOpt::Level codeGenOptLevel = llvm::CodeGenOpt::Default;
+    // Debug info doesn't work properly with CodeGenOpt <> None
+    if (global.params.symdebug || !opt) codeGenOptLevel = llvm::CodeGenOpt::None;
+    else if (opt >= 3) codeGenOptLevel = llvm::CodeGenOpt::Aggressive;
+#else
+    // There's a bug in llvm:LiveInterval::createDeadDef()
+    // which prevents use of other values.
+    // Happens only with 3.2 trunk.
+    return llvm::CodeGenOpt::None;
+#endif
+}
+
 static void addPass(PassManager& pm, Pass* pass) {
     pm.add(pass);
 
@@ -130,7 +152,7 @@ static void addPassesForOptLevel(PassManager& pm) {
         addPass(pm, createInstructionCombiningPass());
         addPass(pm, createCFGSimplificationPass());
         addPass(pm, createPruneEHPass());
-        
+
         addPass(pm, createFunctionAttrsPass());
 
         addPass(pm, createTailCallEliminationPass());
@@ -260,5 +282,25 @@ bool ldc_optimize_module(llvm::Module* m)
         addPassesForOptLevel(pm);
 
     pm.run(*m);
+
+    verifyModule(m);
+
     return true;
 }
+
+// Verifies the module.
+void verifyModule(llvm::Module* m) {
+    if (!noVerify) {
+        std::string verifyErr;
+        Logger::println("Verifying module...");
+        LOG_SCOPE;
+        if (llvm::verifyModule(*m, llvm::ReturnStatusAction, &verifyErr))
+        {
+            error("%s", verifyErr.c_str());
+            fatal();
+        }
+        else {
+            Logger::println("Verification passed!");
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/gen/optimizer.h b/gen/optimizer.h
index 409e30ac53..7fe7c73ca6 100644
--- a/gen/optimizer.h
+++ b/gen/optimizer.h
@@ -1,6 +1,13 @@
 #ifndef LDC_GEN_OPTIMIZER_H
 #define LDC_GEN_OPTIMIZER_H
 
+// For llvm::CodeGenOpt::Level
+#if LDC_LLVM_VER == 300
+#include "llvm/Target/TargetMachine.h"
+#else
+#include "llvm/Support/CodeGen.h"
+#endif
+
 namespace llvm { class Module; }
 
 bool ldc_optimize_module(llvm::Module* m);
@@ -14,5 +21,9 @@ int optLevel();
 
 bool optimize();
 
+llvm::CodeGenOpt::Level codeGenOptLevel();
+
+void verifyModule(llvm::Module* m);
+
 #endif