diff --git a/crates/core_simd/src/intrinsics.rs b/crates/core_simd/src/intrinsics.rs
index ee7408b62de..a1de8474fb2 100644
--- a/crates/core_simd/src/intrinsics.rs
+++ b/crates/core_simd/src/intrinsics.rs
@@ -61,6 +61,10 @@
     /// xor
     pub(crate) fn simd_xor<T>(x: T, y: T) -> T;
 
+    /// getelementptr (without inbounds)
+    #[cfg(not(bootstrap))]
+    pub(crate) fn simd_arith_offset<T, U>(ptrs: T, offsets: U) -> T;
+
     /// fptoui/fptosi/uitofp/sitofp
     /// casting floats to integers is truncating, so it is safe to convert values like e.g. 1.5
     /// but the truncated value must fit in the target type or the result is poison.
diff --git a/crates/core_simd/src/vector/ptr.rs b/crates/core_simd/src/vector/ptr.rs
index 417d255c28d..68a9c67f795 100644
--- a/crates/core_simd/src/vector/ptr.rs
+++ b/crates/core_simd/src/vector/ptr.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 //! Private implementation details of public gather/scatter APIs.
+#[cfg(not(bootstrap))]
+use crate::simd::intrinsics;
 use crate::simd::{LaneCount, Simd, SupportedLaneCount};
+#[cfg(bootstrap)]
 use core::mem;
 
 /// A vector of *const T.
@@ -21,12 +24,16 @@ pub fn splat(ptr: *const T) -> Self {
     #[inline]
     #[must_use]
     pub fn wrapping_add(self, addend: Simd<usize, LANES>) -> Self {
+        #[cfg(bootstrap)]
         // Safety: converting pointers to usize and vice-versa is safe
         // (even if using that pointer is not)
         unsafe {
             let x: Simd<usize, LANES> = mem::transmute_copy(&self);
             mem::transmute_copy(&{ x + (addend * Simd::splat(mem::size_of::<T>())) })
         }
+        #[cfg(not(bootstrap))]
+        // Safety: this intrinsic doesn't have a precondition
+        unsafe { intrinsics::simd_arith_offset(self, addend) }
     }
 }
 
@@ -49,11 +56,15 @@ pub fn splat(ptr: *mut T) -> Self {
     #[inline]
     #[must_use]
     pub fn wrapping_add(self, addend: Simd<usize, LANES>) -> Self {
+        #[cfg(bootstrap)]
         // Safety: converting pointers to usize and vice-versa is safe
         // (even if using that pointer is not)
         unsafe {
             let x: Simd<usize, LANES> = mem::transmute_copy(&self);
             mem::transmute_copy(&{ x + (addend * Simd::splat(mem::size_of::<T>())) })
         }
+        #[cfg(not(bootstrap))]
+        // Safety: this intrinsic doesn't have a precondition
+        unsafe { intrinsics::simd_arith_offset(self, addend) }
     }
 }