diff --git a/src/Type.zig b/src/Type.zig
index b9df7a5111..3ef95b285c 100644
--- a/src/Type.zig
+++ b/src/Type.zig
@@ -3545,7 +3545,10 @@ pub fn packedStructFieldPtrInfo(struct_ty: Type, parent_ptr_ty: Type, field_idx:
         parent_ptr_info.packed_offset.host_size,
         parent_ptr_info.packed_offset.bit_offset + bit_offset,
     } else .{
-        @intCast(struct_ty.abiSize(zcu)),
+        switch (zcu.comp.getZigBackend()) {
+            else => (running_bits + 7) / 8,
+            .stage2_x86_64 => @intCast(struct_ty.abiSize(zcu)),
+        },
         bit_offset,
     };
 
diff --git a/test/behavior/union.zig b/test/behavior/union.zig
index ec562b17c8..f821097c27 100644
--- a/test/behavior/union.zig
+++ b/test/behavior/union.zig
@@ -1564,9 +1564,13 @@ test "packed union field pointer has correct alignment" {
     const bp = &b.u.x;
     const cp = &c.u.x;
 
-    comptime assert(@TypeOf(ap) == *align(4:2:@sizeOf(S)) u20);
-    comptime assert(@TypeOf(bp) == *align(1:2:@sizeOf(S)) u20);
-    comptime assert(@TypeOf(cp) == *align(64:2:@sizeOf(S)) u20);
+    const host_size = switch (builtin.zig_backend) {
+        else => comptime std.math.divCeil(comptime_int, @bitSizeOf(S), 8) catch unreachable,
+        .stage2_x86_64 => @sizeOf(S),
+    };
+    comptime assert(@TypeOf(ap) == *align(4:2:host_size) u20);
+    comptime assert(@TypeOf(bp) == *align(1:2:host_size) u20);
+    comptime assert(@TypeOf(cp) == *align(64:2:host_size) u20);
 
     a.u = .{ .x = 123 };
     b.u = .{ .x = 456 };