diff --git a/src/llvm_backend.zig b/src/llvm_backend.zig
index dbfe182eed..7adf15ae54 100644
--- a/src/llvm_backend.zig
+++ b/src/llvm_backend.zig
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 const std = @import("std");
+const assert = std.debug.assert;
 const Allocator = std.mem.Allocator;
 const Compilation = @import("Compilation.zig");
 const llvm = @import("llvm_bindings.zig");
@@ -433,15 +434,20 @@ pub const LLVMIRModule = struct {
     }
 
     fn genBreakpoint(self: *LLVMIRModule, inst: *Inst.NoOp) !?*const llvm.ValueRef {
-        // TODO: Store this function somewhere such that we dont have to add it again
-        const fn_type = llvm.TypeRef.functionType(llvm.voidType(), null, 0, false);
-        const func = self.llvm_module.addFunction("llvm.debugtrap", fn_type);
-
-        // TODO: add assertion: LLVMGetIntrinsicID
-        _ = self.builder.buildCall(func, null, 0, "");
+        const llvn_fn = self.getIntrinsic("llvm.debugtrap");
+        _ = self.builder.buildCall(llvn_fn, null, 0, "");
         return null;
     }
 
+    fn getIntrinsic(self: *LLVMIRModule, name: []const u8) *const llvm.ValueRef {
+        const id = llvm.lookupIntrinsicID(name.ptr, name.len);
+        assert(id != 0);
+        // TODO: add support for overload intrinsics by passing the prefix of the intrinsic
+        //       to `lookupIntrinsicID` and then passing the correct types to
+        //       `getIntrinsicDeclaration`
+        return self.llvm_module.getIntrinsicDeclaration(id, null, 0);
+    }
+
     fn resolveInst(self: *LLVMIRModule, inst: *ir.Inst) !*const llvm.ValueRef {
         if (inst.castTag(.constant)) |const_inst| {
             return self.genTypedValue(inst.src, .{ .ty = inst.ty, .val = const_inst.val });
@@ -514,7 +520,7 @@ pub const LLVMIRModule = struct {
 
     pub fn fail(self: *LLVMIRModule, src: usize, comptime format: []const u8, args: anytype) error{ OutOfMemory, CodegenFail } {
         @setCold(true);
-        std.debug.assert(self.err_msg == null);
+        assert(self.err_msg == null);
         self.err_msg = try Compilation.ErrorMsg.create(self.gpa, src, format, args);
         return error.CodegenFail;
     }
diff --git a/src/llvm_bindings.zig b/src/llvm_bindings.zig
index f6d53c75ba..9198cc714b 100644
--- a/src/llvm_bindings.zig
+++ b/src/llvm_bindings.zig
@@ -63,10 +63,16 @@ pub const ModuleRef = opaque {
     pub const getNamedFunction = LLVMGetNamedFunction;
     extern fn LLVMGetNamedFunction(*const ModuleRef, Name: [*:0]const u8) ?*const ValueRef;
 
+    pub const getIntrinsicDeclaration = LLVMGetIntrinsicDeclaration;
+    extern fn LLVMGetIntrinsicDeclaration(Mod: *const ModuleRef, ID: c_uint, ParamTypes: ?[*]*const TypeRef, ParamCount: usize) *const ValueRef;
+
     pub const printToString = LLVMPrintModuleToString;
     extern fn LLVMPrintModuleToString(*const ModuleRef) [*:0]const u8;
 };
 
+pub const lookupIntrinsicID = LLVMLookupIntrinsicID;
+extern fn LLVMLookupIntrinsicID(Name: [*]const u8, NameLen: usize) c_uint;
+
 pub const disposeMessage = LLVMDisposeMessage;
 extern fn LLVMDisposeMessage(Message: [*:0]const u8) void;