diff --git a/src/ir.cpp b/src/ir.cpp
index ccdd34f893..e98f028e31 100644
--- a/src/ir.cpp
+++ b/src/ir.cpp
@@ -24564,7 +24564,11 @@ static IrInstruction *ir_analyze_instruction_bit_cast_src(IrAnalyze *ira, IrInst
     if (result_loc != nullptr && (type_is_invalid(result_loc->value.type) || instr_is_unreachable(result_loc)))
         return result_loc;
 
-    return instruction->result_loc_bit_cast->parent->gen_instruction;
+    if (instruction->result_loc_bit_cast->parent->gen_instruction != nullptr) {
+        return instruction->result_loc_bit_cast->parent->gen_instruction;
+    }
+
+    return result_loc;
 }
 
 static IrInstruction *ir_analyze_instruction_union_init_named_field(IrAnalyze *ira,
diff --git a/test/stage1/behavior/bitcast.zig b/test/stage1/behavior/bitcast.zig
index 394ade1a21..92777e3d12 100644
--- a/test/stage1/behavior/bitcast.zig
+++ b/test/stage1/behavior/bitcast.zig
@@ -125,3 +125,9 @@ test "implicit cast to error union by returning" {
     S.entry();
     comptime S.entry();
 }
+
+// issue #3010: compiler segfault
+test "bitcast literal [4]u8 param to u32" {
+    const ip = @bitCast(u32, [_]u8{ 255, 255, 255, 255 });
+    expect(ip == maxInt(u32));
+}