diff --git a/src/codegen/llvm/FuncGen.zig b/src/codegen/llvm/FuncGen.zig
index f213d7cf7bf3ec2d1d7d0e4764a1002d9b590dc3..8d098e26bd8968b709df6415404b1552b2d34721 100644
--- a/src/codegen/llvm/FuncGen.zig
+++ b/src/codegen/llvm/FuncGen.zig
@@ -5220,7 +5220,7 @@ fn airLoad(fg: *FuncGen, inst: Air.Inst.Index) Allocator.Error!Builder.Value {
     const backing_int_ty = try fg.pt.intType(.unsigned, @intCast(ptr_info.packed_offset.host_size * 8));
     const llvm_backing_int_ty = try o.lowerType(backing_int_ty, .as_value);
 
-    const backing_int_val = try fg.load(ptr, ptr_align, backing_int_ty, .normal);
+    const backing_int_val = try fg.load(ptr, ptr_align, backing_int_ty, access_kind);
 
     const elem_bits = ptr_ty.childType(zcu).bitSize(zcu);
     const shift_amt = try o.builder.intValue(llvm_backing_int_ty, ptr_info.packed_offset.bit_offset);
diff --git a/test/llvm_ir.zig b/test/llvm_ir.zig
index d7ceb45d637142bfd5ca605ac74af271a18fe794..9cb9dab42e85753e168fe7d9ca4f8c049754b19c 100644
--- a/test/llvm_ir.zig
+++ b/test/llvm_ir.zig
@@ -75,6 +75,15 @@ pub fn addCases(cases: *tests.LlvmIrContext) void {
         "store volatile i16 321, ptr",
     }, .{});
 
+    cases.addMatches("unused volatile packed pointer load",
+        \\const S = packed struct(u16) { a: u2, b: u8, c: u6 };
+        \\export fn entry(ptr: *volatile S) void {
+        \\    _ = ptr.b;
+        \\}
+    , &.{
+        "load volatile i16, ptr",
+    }, .{});
+
     cases.addMatches("allowzero ptr load",
         \\export fn entry(ptr: *allowzero i16) i16 {
         \\    return ptr.*;