diff --git a/compiler/rustc_abi/src/layout.rs b/compiler/rustc_abi/src/layout.rs
index a95ef4c460f..9165b4f2df3 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_abi/src/layout.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_abi/src/layout.rs
@@ -970,7 +970,7 @@ fn univariant<
     let mut align = if pack.is_some() { dl.i8_align } else { dl.aggregate_align };
     let mut max_repr_align = repr.align;
     let mut inverse_memory_index: IndexVec<u32, FieldIdx> = fields.indices().collect();
-    let optimize = !repr.inhibit_struct_field_reordering_opt();
+    let optimize = !repr.inhibit_struct_field_reordering();
     if optimize && fields.len() > 1 {
         let end = if let StructKind::MaybeUnsized = kind { fields.len() - 1 } else { fields.len() };
         let optimizing = &mut inverse_memory_index.raw[..end];
@@ -1007,13 +1007,15 @@ fn univariant<
             // Calculates a sort key to group fields by their alignment or possibly some
             // size-derived pseudo-alignment.
             let alignment_group_key = |layout: &F| {
+                // The two branches here return values that cannot be meaningfully compared with
+                // each other. However, we know that consistently for all executions of
+                // `alignment_group_key`, one or the other branch will be taken, so this is okay.
                 if let Some(pack) = pack {
                     // Return the packed alignment in bytes.
                     layout.align.abi.min(pack).bytes()
                 } else {
-                    // Returns `log2(effective-align)`. This is ok since `pack` applies to all
-                    // fields equally. The calculation assumes that size is an integer multiple of
-                    // align, except for ZSTs.
+                    // Returns `log2(effective-align)`. The calculation assumes that size is an
+                    // integer multiple of align, except for ZSTs.
                     let align = layout.align.abi.bytes();
                     let size = layout.size.bytes();
                     let niche_size = layout.largest_niche.map(|n| n.available(dl)).unwrap_or(0);
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_abi/src/lib.rs b/compiler/rustc_abi/src/lib.rs
index 53aa8ad7cca..b1a17d5a24b 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_abi/src/lib.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_abi/src/lib.rs
@@ -137,23 +137,16 @@ pub fn inhibit_enum_layout_opt(&self) -> bool {
         self.c() || self.int.is_some()
     }
 
-    /// Returns `true` if this `#[repr()]` should inhibit struct field reordering
-    /// optimizations, such as with `repr(C)`, `repr(packed(1))`, or `repr(<int>)`.
-    pub fn inhibit_struct_field_reordering_opt(&self) -> bool {
-        if let Some(pack) = self.pack {
-            if pack.bytes() == 1 {
-                return true;
-            }
-        }
-
+    /// Returns `true` if this `#[repr()]` guarantees a fixed field order,
+    /// e.g. `repr(C)` or `repr(<int>)`.
+    pub fn inhibit_struct_field_reordering(&self) -> bool {
         self.flags.intersects(ReprFlags::IS_UNOPTIMISABLE) || self.int.is_some()
     }
 
     /// Returns `true` if this type is valid for reordering and `-Z randomize-layout`
     /// was enabled for its declaration crate.
     pub fn can_randomize_type_layout(&self) -> bool {
-        !self.inhibit_struct_field_reordering_opt()
-            && self.flags.contains(ReprFlags::RANDOMIZE_LAYOUT)
+        !self.inhibit_struct_field_reordering() && self.flags.contains(ReprFlags::RANDOMIZE_LAYOUT)
     }
 
     /// Returns `true` if this `#[repr()]` should inhibit union ABI optimisations.
diff --git a/src/tools/clippy/clippy_lints/src/transmute/transmute_undefined_repr.rs b/src/tools/clippy/clippy_lints/src/transmute/transmute_undefined_repr.rs
index 9c8dd37d53d..3b32e4396b9 100644
--- a/src/tools/clippy/clippy_lints/src/transmute/transmute_undefined_repr.rs
+++ b/src/tools/clippy/clippy_lints/src/transmute/transmute_undefined_repr.rs
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ fn reduce_ty<'tcx>(cx: &LateContext<'tcx>, mut ty: Ty<'tcx>) -> ReducedTy<'tcx>
                     ty = sized_ty;
                     continue;
                 }
-                if def.repr().inhibit_struct_field_reordering_opt() {
+                if def.repr().inhibit_struct_field_reordering() {
                     ReducedTy::OrderedFields(Some(sized_ty))
                 } else {
                     ReducedTy::UnorderedFields(ty)
diff --git a/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/reading_half_a_pointer.rs b/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/reading_half_a_pointer.rs
index 7dd98eab785..feac30b83c3 100644
--- a/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/reading_half_a_pointer.rs
+++ b/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/reading_half_a_pointer.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #![allow(dead_code)]
 
 // We use packed structs to get around alignment restrictions
-#[repr(packed)]
+#[repr(C, packed)]
 struct Data {
     pad: u8,
     ptr: &'static i32,
diff --git a/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/unaligned_pointers/field_requires_parent_struct_alignment2.rs b/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/unaligned_pointers/field_requires_parent_struct_alignment2.rs
index 8459c64ed2d..06dd97deeda 100644
--- a/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/unaligned_pointers/field_requires_parent_struct_alignment2.rs
+++ b/src/tools/miri/tests/fail/unaligned_pointers/field_requires_parent_struct_alignment2.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ pub struct Aligned {
     _pad: [u8; 11],
     packed: Packed,
 }
-#[repr(packed)]
+#[repr(C, packed)]
 #[derive(Default, Copy, Clone)]
 pub struct Packed {
     _pad: [u8; 5],
diff --git a/tests/mir-opt/const_allocation3.rs b/tests/mir-opt/const_allocation3.rs
index 46be3e1e36e..9d2006b6fe8 100644
--- a/tests/mir-opt/const_allocation3.rs
+++ b/tests/mir-opt/const_allocation3.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ fn main() {
     FOO;
 }
 
-#[repr(packed)]
+#[repr(C, packed)]
 struct Packed {
     a: [u8; 28],
     b: &'static i32,