diff --git a/library/core/src/ffi/c_str.rs b/library/core/src/ffi/c_str.rs
index 4a5306ccaa7..25595328c65 100644
--- a/library/core/src/ffi/c_str.rs
+++ b/library/core/src/ffi/c_str.rs
@@ -536,7 +536,8 @@ pub const fn as_ptr(&self) -> *const c_char {
     pub const fn is_empty(&self) -> bool {
         // SAFETY: We know there is at least one byte; for empty strings it
         // is the NUL terminator.
-        (unsafe { self.inner.get_unchecked(0) }) == &0
+        // FIXME(const-hack): use get_unchecked
+        unsafe { *self.inner.as_ptr() == 0 }
     }
 
     /// Converts this C string to a byte slice.