diff --git a/crates/devtools-core/src/aggregator.rs b/crates/devtools-core/src/aggregator.rs
index 41e4eee5..279b0d42 100644
--- a/crates/devtools-core/src/aggregator.rs
+++ b/crates/devtools-core/src/aggregator.rs
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ impl Aggregator {
             } => {
                 self.logs.push_overwrite(LogEvent {
                     at: Some(self.base_time.to_timestamp(at)),
-                    metadata_id: metadata as *const _ as u64,
+                    metadata_id: std::ptr::from_ref(metadata) as u64,
                     message,
                     fields,
                     parent: maybe_parent.map(|id| id.into_u64()),
diff --git a/crates/devtools-core/src/bridge_layer.rs b/crates/devtools-core/src/bridge_layer.rs
index d64c43b5..79feeadf 100644
--- a/crates/devtools-core/src/bridge_layer.rs
+++ b/crates/devtools-core/src/bridge_layer.rs
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ where
     fn on_event(&self, event: &tracing_core::Event<'_>, _ctx: Context<'_, S>) {
         let metadata = event.metadata();
 
-        let mut visitor = EventVisitor::new(metadata as *const _ as u64);
+        let mut visitor = EventVisitor::new(std::ptr::from_ref(metadata) as u64);
         event.record(&mut visitor);
         let (message, _fields) = visitor.result();
 
diff --git a/crates/devtools-core/src/layer.rs b/crates/devtools-core/src/layer.rs
index 36c151d5..9fa4c0e0 100644
--- a/crates/devtools-core/src/layer.rs
+++ b/crates/devtools-core/src/layer.rs
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ where
     ) {
         let span = ctx.span(id).expect("Span not in context, probably a bug");
         let metadata = span.metadata();
-        let mut visitor = FieldVisitor::new(metadata as *const _ as u64);
+        let mut visitor = FieldVisitor::new(std::ptr::from_ref(metadata) as u64);
         values.record(&mut visitor);
         let fields = visitor.result();
 
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ where
             let metadata = span.metadata();
             let maybe_parent = span.parent().map(|s| s.id());
 
-            let mut visitor = FieldVisitor::new(metadata as *const _ as u64);
+            let mut visitor = FieldVisitor::new(std::ptr::from_ref(metadata) as u64);
             attrs.record(&mut visitor);
             let fields = visitor.result();
 
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ where
         });
 
         self.send_event(&self.shared.dropped_log_events, || {
-            let mut visitor = EventVisitor::new(metadata as *const _ as u64);
+            let mut visitor = EventVisitor::new(std::ptr::from_ref(metadata) as u64);
             event.record(&mut visitor);
             let (message, fields) = visitor.result();