diff --git a/compiler/rustc_codegen_ssa/src/mir/operand.rs b/compiler/rustc_codegen_ssa/src/mir/operand.rs
index 66be58cf62ca0..858f71ebc3933 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_codegen_ssa/src/mir/operand.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_codegen_ssa/src/mir/operand.rs
@@ -126,7 +126,14 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx, V: CodegenObject> OperandRef<'tcx, V> {
             .ty;
         let (llptr, llextra) = match self.val {
             OperandValue::Immediate(llptr) => (llptr, None),
-            OperandValue::Pair(llptr, llextra) => (llptr, Some(llextra)),
+            OperandValue::Pair(llptr, llextra) => {
+                // if the box's allocator isn't a ZST, then "llextra" is actually the allocator
+                if self.layout.ty.is_box() && !self.layout.field(cx, 1).is_zst() {
+                    (llptr, None)
+                } else {
+                    (llptr, Some(llextra))
+                }
+            }
             OperandValue::Ref(..) => bug!("Deref of by-Ref operand {:?}", self),
         };
         let layout = cx.layout_of(projected_ty);
diff --git a/src/test/ui/box/large-allocator-ice.rs b/src/test/ui/box/large-allocator-ice.rs
index 3ef1171ff50d9..b3a882ff089b0 100644
--- a/src/test/ui/box/large-allocator-ice.rs
+++ b/src/test/ui/box/large-allocator-ice.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 // build-pass
 #![feature(allocator_api)]
+#![allow(unused_must_use)]
 
 use std::alloc::Allocator;
 
@@ -20,4 +21,9 @@ unsafe impl Allocator for BigAllocator {
 fn main() {
     Box::new_in((), &std::alloc::Global);
     Box::new_in((), BigAllocator([0; 2]));
+    generic_function(0);
+}
+
+fn generic_function<T>(val: T) {
+    *Box::new_in(val, &std::alloc::Global);
 }