diff --git a/programs/bpf_loader/src/syscalls/mod.rs b/programs/bpf_loader/src/syscalls/mod.rs
index 15dfa15d840889..5b49933016c548 100644
--- a/programs/bpf_loader/src/syscalls/mod.rs
+++ b/programs/bpf_loader/src/syscalls/mod.rs
@@ -2288,7 +2288,7 @@ mod tests {
         // zero len
         let good_data = vec![1u8, 2, 3, 4, 5];
         let data: Vec<u8> = vec![];
-        assert_eq!(0x1 as *const u8, data.as_ptr());
+        assert_eq!(std::ptr::dangling::<u8>(), data.as_ptr());
         let memory_mapping = MemoryMapping::new(
             vec![MemoryRegion::new_readonly(&good_data, 0x100000000)],
             &config,