diff --git a/src/codegen/llvm.zig b/src/codegen/llvm.zig
index 49cf0ff9f0..887e8d2bfc 100644
--- a/src/codegen/llvm.zig
+++ b/src/codegen/llvm.zig
@@ -1928,6 +1928,7 @@ pub const Object = struct {
                 if (ty.castTag(.@"struct")) |payload| {
                     const struct_obj = payload.data;
                     if (struct_obj.layout == .Packed and struct_obj.haveFieldTypes()) {
+                        assert(struct_obj.haveLayout());
                         const info = struct_obj.backing_int_ty.intInfo(target);
                         const dwarf_encoding: c_uint = switch (info.signedness) {
                             .signed => DW.ATE.signed,
@@ -2931,6 +2932,7 @@ pub const DeclGen = struct {
                 const struct_obj = t.castTag(.@"struct").?.data;
 
                 if (struct_obj.layout == .Packed) {
+                    assert(struct_obj.haveLayout());
                     const int_llvm_ty = try dg.lowerType(struct_obj.backing_int_ty);
                     gop.value_ptr.* = int_llvm_ty;
                     return int_llvm_ty;
@@ -3632,6 +3634,7 @@ pub const DeclGen = struct {
                 const struct_obj = tv.ty.castTag(.@"struct").?.data;
 
                 if (struct_obj.layout == .Packed) {
+                    assert(struct_obj.haveLayout());
                     const big_bits = struct_obj.backing_int_ty.bitSize(target);
                     const int_llvm_ty = dg.context.intType(@intCast(c_uint, big_bits));
                     const fields = struct_obj.fields.values();
@@ -9152,6 +9155,7 @@ pub const FuncGen = struct {
             .Struct => {
                 if (result_ty.containerLayout() == .Packed) {
                     const struct_obj = result_ty.castTag(.@"struct").?.data;
+                    assert(struct_obj.haveLayout());
                     const big_bits = struct_obj.backing_int_ty.bitSize(target);
                     const int_llvm_ty = self.context.intType(@intCast(c_uint, big_bits));
                     const fields = struct_obj.fields.values();
diff --git a/test/behavior/struct.zig b/test/behavior/struct.zig
index 2a9ea945e0..f2340091c0 100644
--- a/test/behavior/struct.zig
+++ b/test/behavior/struct.zig
@@ -1430,6 +1430,12 @@ test "struct has only one reference" {
         fn errorUnionStructReturn() error{Foo}!struct { x: u8 } {
             return error.Foo;
         }
+
+        fn pointerPackedStruct(_: *packed struct { x: u8 }) void {}
+        fn nestedPointerPackedStruct(_: struct { x: *packed struct { x: u8 } }) void {}
+        fn pointerNestedPackedStruct(_: *struct { x: packed struct { x: u8 } }) void {}
+        fn pointerNestedPointerPackedStruct(_: *struct { x: *packed struct { x: u8 } }) void {}
+
         fn optionalComptimeIntParam(comptime x: ?comptime_int) comptime_int {
             return x.?;
         }
@@ -1446,6 +1452,14 @@ test "struct has only one reference" {
     const error_union_struct_return: *const anyopaque = &S.errorUnionStructReturn;
     try expect(optional_struct_return != error_union_struct_return);
 
+    const pointer_packed_struct: *const anyopaque = &S.pointerPackedStruct;
+    const nested_pointer_packed_struct: *const anyopaque = &S.nestedPointerPackedStruct;
+    try expect(pointer_packed_struct != nested_pointer_packed_struct);
+
+    const pointer_nested_packed_struct: *const anyopaque = &S.pointerNestedPackedStruct;
+    const pointer_nested_pointer_packed_struct: *const anyopaque = &S.pointerNestedPointerPackedStruct;
+    try expect(pointer_nested_packed_struct != pointer_nested_pointer_packed_struct);
+
     try expectEqual(@alignOf(struct {}), S.optionalComptimeIntParam(@alignOf(struct {})));
     try expectEqual(@alignOf(struct { x: u8 }), S.errorUnionComptimeIntParam(@alignOf(struct { x: u8 })));
     try expectEqual(@sizeOf(struct { x: u16 }), S.optionalComptimeIntParam(@sizeOf(struct { x: u16 })));