diff --git a/gcc/config/aarch64/aarch64-protos.h b/gcc/config/aarch64/aarch64-protos.h
index b75ed35635b..392efa0b74d 100644
--- a/gcc/config/aarch64/aarch64-protos.h
+++ b/gcc/config/aarch64/aarch64-protos.h
@@ -925,8 +925,6 @@ bool aarch64_split_128bit_move_p (rtx, rtx);
 
 bool aarch64_mov128_immediate (rtx);
 
-void aarch64_split_simd_combine (rtx, rtx, rtx);
-
 void aarch64_split_simd_move (rtx, rtx);
 
 /* Check for a legitimate floating point constant for FMOV.  */
diff --git a/gcc/config/aarch64/aarch64-simd.md b/gcc/config/aarch64/aarch64-simd.md
index ead80396e70..7acde0dd099 100644
--- a/gcc/config/aarch64/aarch64-simd.md
+++ b/gcc/config/aarch64/aarch64-simd.md
@@ -4403,7 +4403,7 @@ (define_insn "*aarch64_combine_internal_be<mode>"
 ;; In this insn, operand 1 should be low, and operand 2 the high part of the
 ;; dest vector.
 
-(define_insn "@aarch64_combinez<mode>"
+(define_insn "*aarch64_combinez<mode>"
   [(set (match_operand:<VDBL> 0 "register_operand" "=w,w,w")
 	(vec_concat:<VDBL>
 	  (match_operand:VDC 1 "nonimmediate_operand" "w,?r,m")
@@ -4417,7 +4417,7 @@ (define_insn "@aarch64_combinez<mode>"
    (set_attr "arch" "simd,fp,simd")]
 )
 
-(define_insn "@aarch64_combinez_be<mode>"
+(define_insn "*aarch64_combinez_be<mode>"
   [(set (match_operand:<VDBL> 0 "register_operand" "=w,w,w")
         (vec_concat:<VDBL>
 	  (match_operand:VDC 2 "aarch64_simd_or_scalar_imm_zero")
@@ -4431,38 +4431,62 @@ (define_insn "@aarch64_combinez_be<mode>"
    (set_attr "arch" "simd,fp,simd")]
 )
 
-(define_expand "aarch64_combine<mode>"
-  [(match_operand:<VDBL> 0 "register_operand")
-   (match_operand:VDC 1 "register_operand")
-   (match_operand:VDC 2 "aarch64_simd_reg_or_zero")]
+;; Form a vector whose first half (in array order) comes from operand 1
+;; and whose second half (in array order) comes from operand 2.
+;; This operand order follows the RTL vec_concat operation.
+(define_expand "@aarch64_vec_concat<mode>"
+  [(set (match_operand:<VDBL> 0 "register_operand")
+	(vec_concat:<VDBL>
+	  (match_operand:VDC 1 "general_operand")
+	  (match_operand:VDC 2 "general_operand")))]
   "TARGET_SIMD"
 {
-  if (operands[2] == CONST0_RTX (<MODE>mode))
+  int lo = BYTES_BIG_ENDIAN ? 2 : 1;
+  int hi = BYTES_BIG_ENDIAN ? 1 : 2;
+
+  if (MEM_P (operands[1])
+      && MEM_P (operands[2])
+      && aarch64_mergeable_load_pair_p (<VDBL>mode, operands[1], operands[2]))
+    /* Use load_pair_lanes<mode>.  */
+    ;
+  else if (operands[hi] == CONST0_RTX (<MODE>mode))
     {
-      if (BYTES_BIG_ENDIAN)
-	emit_insn (gen_aarch64_combinez_be<mode> (operands[0], operands[1],
-						  operands[2]));
-      else
-	emit_insn (gen_aarch64_combinez<mode> (operands[0], operands[1],
-					       operands[2]));
+      /* Use *aarch64_combinez<mode>.  */
+      if (!nonimmediate_operand (operands[lo], <MODE>mode))
+	operands[lo] = force_reg (<MODE>mode, operands[lo]);
     }
   else
-    aarch64_split_simd_combine (operands[0], operands[1], operands[2]);
-  DONE;
-}
-)
+    {
+      /* Use *aarch64_combine_general<mode>.  */
+      operands[lo] = force_reg (<MODE>mode, operands[lo]);
+      if (!aarch64_simd_nonimmediate_operand (operands[hi], <MODE>mode))
+	{
+	  if (MEM_P (operands[hi]))
+	    {
+	      rtx addr = force_reg (Pmode, XEXP (operands[hi], 0));
+	      operands[hi] = replace_equiv_address (operands[hi], addr);
+	    }
+	  else
+	    operands[hi] = force_reg (<MODE>mode, operands[hi]);
+	}
+    }
+})
 
-(define_expand "@aarch64_simd_combine<mode>"
+;; Form a vector whose least significant half comes from operand 1 and whose
+;; most significant half comes from operand 2.  This operand order follows
+;; arm_neon.h vcombine* intrinsics.
+(define_expand "aarch64_combine<mode>"
   [(match_operand:<VDBL> 0 "register_operand")
-   (match_operand:VDC 1 "register_operand")
-   (match_operand:VDC 2 "register_operand")]
+   (match_operand:VDC 1 "general_operand")
+   (match_operand:VDC 2 "general_operand")]
   "TARGET_SIMD"
-  {
-    emit_insn (gen_move_lo_quad_<Vdbl> (operands[0], operands[1]));
-    emit_insn (gen_move_hi_quad_<Vdbl> (operands[0], operands[2]));
-    DONE;
-  }
-[(set_attr "type" "multiple")]
+{
+  if (BYTES_BIG_ENDIAN)
+    std::swap (operands[1], operands[2]);
+  emit_insn (gen_aarch64_vec_concat<mode> (operands[0], operands[1],
+					   operands[2]));
+  DONE;
+}
 )
 
 ;; <su><addsub>l<q>.
diff --git a/gcc/config/aarch64/aarch64.cc b/gcc/config/aarch64/aarch64.cc
index c47543aebf3..af42d1bedfe 100644
--- a/gcc/config/aarch64/aarch64.cc
+++ b/gcc/config/aarch64/aarch64.cc
@@ -4239,23 +4239,6 @@ aarch64_split_128bit_move_p (rtx dst, rtx src)
   return true;
 }
 
-/* Split a complex SIMD combine.  */
-
-void
-aarch64_split_simd_combine (rtx dst, rtx src1, rtx src2)
-{
-  machine_mode src_mode = GET_MODE (src1);
-  machine_mode dst_mode = GET_MODE (dst);
-
-  gcc_assert (VECTOR_MODE_P (dst_mode));
-  gcc_assert (register_operand (dst, dst_mode)
-	      && register_operand (src1, src_mode)
-	      && register_operand (src2, src_mode));
-
-  emit_insn (gen_aarch64_simd_combine (src_mode, dst, src1, src2));
-  return;
-}
-
 /* Split a complex SIMD move.  */
 
 void
@@ -20941,37 +20924,13 @@ aarch64_expand_vector_init (rtx target, rtx vals)
      of mode N in VALS and we must put their concatentation into TARGET.  */
   if (XVECLEN (vals, 0) == 2 && VECTOR_MODE_P (GET_MODE (XVECEXP (vals, 0, 0))))
     {
-      gcc_assert (known_eq (GET_MODE_SIZE (mode),
-		  2 * GET_MODE_SIZE (GET_MODE (XVECEXP (vals, 0, 0)))));
-      rtx lo = XVECEXP (vals, 0, 0);
-      rtx hi = XVECEXP (vals, 0, 1);
-      machine_mode narrow_mode = GET_MODE (lo);
-      gcc_assert (GET_MODE_INNER (narrow_mode) == inner_mode);
-      gcc_assert (narrow_mode == GET_MODE (hi));
-
-      /* When we want to concatenate a half-width vector with zeroes we can
-	 use the aarch64_combinez[_be] patterns.  Just make sure that the
-	 zeroes are in the right half.  */
-      if (BYTES_BIG_ENDIAN
-	  && aarch64_simd_imm_zero (lo, narrow_mode)
-	  && general_operand (hi, narrow_mode))
-	emit_insn (gen_aarch64_combinez_be (narrow_mode, target, hi, lo));
-      else if (!BYTES_BIG_ENDIAN
-	       && aarch64_simd_imm_zero (hi, narrow_mode)
-	       && general_operand (lo, narrow_mode))
-	emit_insn (gen_aarch64_combinez (narrow_mode, target, lo, hi));
-      else
-	{
-	  /* Else create the two half-width registers and combine them.  */
-	  if (!REG_P (lo))
-	    lo = force_reg (GET_MODE (lo), lo);
-	  if (!REG_P (hi))
-	    hi = force_reg (GET_MODE (hi), hi);
-
-	  if (BYTES_BIG_ENDIAN)
-	    std::swap (lo, hi);
-	  emit_insn (gen_aarch64_simd_combine (narrow_mode, target, lo, hi));
-	}
+      machine_mode narrow_mode = GET_MODE (XVECEXP (vals, 0, 0));
+      gcc_assert (GET_MODE_INNER (narrow_mode) == inner_mode
+		  && known_eq (GET_MODE_SIZE (mode),
+			       2 * GET_MODE_SIZE (narrow_mode)));
+      emit_insn (gen_aarch64_vec_concat (narrow_mode, target,
+					 XVECEXP (vals, 0, 0),
+					 XVECEXP (vals, 0, 1)));
      return;
    }
 
diff --git a/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/aarch64/vec-init-12.c b/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/aarch64/vec-init-12.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c287478e2d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/aarch64/vec-init-12.c
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+/* { dg-do compile } */
+/* { dg-options "-O" } */
+/* { dg-final { check-function-bodies "**" "" "" { target lp64 } } } */
+
+#include <arm_neon.h>
+
+/*
+** s32_1:
+**	ldr	q0, \[x0\]
+**	ret
+*/
+int32x4_t s32_1(int32x2_t *ptr) {
+  if (__BYTE_ORDER__ == __ORDER_BIG_ENDIAN__)
+    return vcombine_s32 (ptr[1], ptr[0]);
+  else
+    return vcombine_s32 (ptr[0], ptr[1]);
+}
+/*
+** s32_2:
+**	add	x([0-9])+, x0, #?8
+**	ld1	{v0\.d}\[1\], \[x\1\]
+**	ret
+*/
+int32x4_t s32_2(int32x2_t a0, int32x2_t *ptr) {
+  return vcombine_s32 (a0, ptr[1]);
+}
+/*
+** s32_3:
+**	ldr	d0, \[x0\], #?16
+**	ld1	{v0\.d}\[1\], \[x0\]
+**	ret
+*/
+int32x4_t s32_3(int32x2_t *ptr) {
+  return vcombine_s32 (ptr[0], ptr[2]);
+}
+
+/*
+** f32_1:
+**	ldr	q0, \[x0\]
+**	ret
+*/
+float32x4_t f32_1(float32x2_t *ptr) {
+  if (__BYTE_ORDER__ == __ORDER_BIG_ENDIAN__)
+    return vcombine_f32 (ptr[1], ptr[0]);
+  else
+    return vcombine_f32 (ptr[0], ptr[1]);
+}
+/*
+** f32_2:
+**	add	x([0-9])+, x0, #?8
+**	ld1	{v0\.d}\[1\], \[x\1\]
+**	ret
+*/
+float32x4_t f32_2(float32x2_t a0, float32x2_t *ptr) {
+  return vcombine_f32 (a0, ptr[1]);
+}
+/*
+** f32_3:
+**	ldr	d0, \[x0\], #?16
+**	ld1	{v0\.d}\[1\], \[x0\]
+**	ret
+*/
+float32x4_t f32_3(float32x2_t *ptr) {
+  return vcombine_f32 (ptr[0], ptr[2]);
+}
