diff --git a/src/base.rs b/src/base.rs
index 0afd6d0e670..a7e76fbc128 100644
--- a/src/base.rs
+++ b/src/base.rs
@@ -767,6 +767,15 @@ fn is_fat_ptr<'tcx>(fx: &FunctionCx<'_, '_, 'tcx>, ty: Ty<'tcx>) -> bool {
                         NullOp::OffsetOf(fields) => {
                             layout.offset_of_subfield(fx, fields.iter()).bytes()
                         }
+                        NullOp::DebugAssertions => {
+                            let val = fx.tcx.sess.opts.debug_assertions;
+                            let val = CValue::by_val(
+                                fx.bcx.ins().iconst(types::I8, i64::try_from(val).unwrap()),
+                                fx.layout_of(fx.tcx.types.bool),
+                            );
+                            lval.write_cvalue(fx, val);
+                            return;
+                        }
                     };
                     let val = CValue::by_val(
                         fx.bcx.ins().iconst(fx.pointer_type, i64::try_from(val).unwrap()),