diff --git a/compiler/rustc_codegen_ssa/src/mir/operand.rs b/compiler/rustc_codegen_ssa/src/mir/operand.rs
index 9205acc527e..63de6a72072 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_codegen_ssa/src/mir/operand.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_codegen_ssa/src/mir/operand.rs
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx, V: CodegenObject> OperandRef<'tcx, V> {
             Abi::Scalar(s @ abi::Scalar::Initialized { .. }) => {
                 let size = s.size(bx);
                 assert_eq!(size, layout.size, "abi::Scalar size does not match layout size");
-                let val = read_scalar(Size::ZERO, size, s, bx.type_ptr());
+                let val = read_scalar(Size::ZERO, size, s, bx.backend_type(layout));
                 OperandRef { val: OperandValue::Immediate(val), layout }
             }
             Abi::ScalarPair(