diff --git a/tensorflow/compiler/xla/service/memory_space_assignment_utils.cc b/tensorflow/compiler/xla/service/memory_space_assignment_utils.cc
index 1f7b9dbadbc..7bb559979e6 100644
--- a/tensorflow/compiler/xla/service/memory_space_assignment_utils.cc
+++ b/tensorflow/compiler/xla/service/memory_space_assignment_utils.cc
@@ -17,21 +17,22 @@ limitations under the License.
 
 namespace xla {
 
-bool MemorySpaceAssignmentUtils::IsIntervalAllowedInAlternateMemory(
-    const GlobalDecreasingSizeBestFitHeap<HloValue>::BufferInterval& interval) {
+namespace {
+
+bool IsValueAllowedInAlternateMemory(const HloValue* value) {
   // If the buffer is a tuple, don't use this algorithm for now. The buffers
   // that are pointed to by the tuple will still use this algorithm.  Because
   // tuples are cheap to place in the alternate memory (they are just pointers)
   // we don't need to use prefetch/evict logic.
-  if (interval.buffer->shape().IsTuple()) {
-    VLOG(4) << "Keeping value " << interval.buffer->ToShortString()
+  if (value->shape().IsTuple()) {
+    VLOG(4) << "Keeping value " << value->ToShortString()
             << " in default mem because it is a tuple.";
     return false;
   }
 
   // Don't place scalars in the alternate memory.
-  if (ShapeUtil::IsEffectiveScalar(interval.buffer->shape())) {
-    VLOG(4) << "Keeping value " << interval.buffer->ToShortString()
+  if (ShapeUtil::IsEffectiveScalar(value->shape())) {
+    VLOG(4) << "Keeping value " << value->ToShortString()
             << " in default mem because it is a scalar.";
     return false;
   }
@@ -44,10 +45,10 @@ bool MemorySpaceAssignmentUtils::IsIntervalAllowedInAlternateMemory(
   // allocate TupleSelect in the alternate memory space.
   // TODO(berkin): Not allocating add-dependencies either since they need to be
   // treated specially. We should revisit this later.
-  for (const HloPosition& position : interval.buffer->positions()) {
+  for (const HloPosition& position : value->positions()) {
     if (position.instruction->opcode() == HloOpcode::kTupleSelect ||
         position.instruction->opcode() == HloOpcode::kAddDependency) {
-      VLOG(4) << "Keeping value " << interval.buffer->ToShortString()
+      VLOG(4) << "Keeping value " << value->ToShortString()
               << " in default mem because it has a tuple-select or "
               << "add-dependency position.";
       return false;
@@ -56,18 +57,18 @@ bool MemorySpaceAssignmentUtils::IsIntervalAllowedInAlternateMemory(
 
   // Send and Recv HLOs return a request identifier. These should not be
   // allocated in the alternate memory.
-  for (const HloPosition& position : interval.buffer->positions()) {
+  for (const HloPosition& position : value->positions()) {
     if ((position.instruction->opcode() == HloOpcode::kSend ||
          position.instruction->opcode() == HloOpcode::kRecv)) {
       // TODO(berkin): Send/recv buffers need a stable buffer allocation
       // throughout sending/receiving. Disable memory space allocation for these
       // for now.
       if (position.index == ShapeIndex({0})) {
-        VLOG(4) << "Keeping value " << interval.buffer->ToShortString()
+        VLOG(4) << "Keeping value " << value->ToShortString()
                 << " in default mem because it is a send/recv buffer.";
         return false;
       } else if (position.index == ShapeIndex({1})) {
-        VLOG(4) << "Keeping value " << interval.buffer->ToShortString()
+        VLOG(4) << "Keeping value " << value->ToShortString()
                 << " in default mem because it is a request identifier for "
                    "send/recv.";
         return false;
@@ -78,11 +79,11 @@ bool MemorySpaceAssignmentUtils::IsIntervalAllowedInAlternateMemory(
          position.instruction->opcode() == HloOpcode::kCollectivePermuteDone)) {
       // Disable memory space allocation for these for now.
       if (position.index == ShapeIndex({0})) {
-        VLOG(4) << "Keeping value " << interval.buffer->ToShortString()
+        VLOG(4) << "Keeping value " << value->ToShortString()
                 << " in default mem because it is a collective-permute buffer.";
         return false;
       } else if (position.index == ShapeIndex({1})) {
-        VLOG(4) << "Keeping value " << interval.buffer->ToShortString()
+        VLOG(4) << "Keeping value " << value->ToShortString()
                 << " in default mem because it is a collective-permute buffer.";
         return false;
       }
@@ -92,4 +93,12 @@ bool MemorySpaceAssignmentUtils::IsIntervalAllowedInAlternateMemory(
   return true;
 }
 
+}  // namespace
+
+bool MemorySpaceAssignmentUtils::IsIntervalAllowedInAlternateMemory(
+    const GlobalDecreasingSizeBestFitHeap<HloValue>::BufferInterval& interval) {
+  return IsValueAllowedInAlternateMemory(interval.buffer) &&
+         absl::c_all_of(interval.colocations, IsValueAllowedInAlternateMemory);
+}
+
 }  // namespace xla