diff --git a/compiler/rustc_transmute/src/lib.rs b/compiler/rustc_transmute/src/lib.rs
index 58cb2eb6556ea..08ae561c972c9 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_transmute/src/lib.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_transmute/src/lib.rs
@@ -155,14 +155,14 @@ mod rustc {
                     .enumerate()
                     .find(|(_, field_def)| name == field_def.name)
                     .unwrap_or_else(|| panic!("There were no fields named `{name}`."));
-                fields[field_idx].to_leaf() == ScalarInt::TRUE
+                fields[field_idx].try_to_leaf().map(|leaf| leaf == ScalarInt::TRUE)
             };
 
             Some(Self {
-                alignment: get_field(sym::alignment),
-                lifetimes: get_field(sym::lifetimes),
-                safety: get_field(sym::safety),
-                validity: get_field(sym::validity),
+                alignment: get_field(sym::alignment)?,
+                lifetimes: get_field(sym::lifetimes)?,
+                safety: get_field(sym::safety)?,
+                validity: get_field(sym::validity)?,
             })
         }
     }
diff --git a/tests/ui/transmutability/non_scalar_alignment_value.rs b/tests/ui/transmutability/non_scalar_alignment_value.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..45c9e61fcfe28
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ui/transmutability/non_scalar_alignment_value.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+#![feature(min_generic_const_args)]
+//~^ WARN the feature `min_generic_const_args` is incomplete
+
+#![feature(transmutability)]
+
+mod assert {
+    use std::mem::{Assume, TransmuteFrom};
+    struct Dst {}
+    fn is_maybe_transmutable()
+    where
+        Dst: TransmuteFrom<
+            (),
+            {
+                Assume {
+                    alignment: Assume {},
+                    //~^ ERROR struct expression with missing field initialiser for `alignment`
+                    //~| ERROR struct expression with missing field initialiser for `lifetimes`
+                    //~| ERROR struct expression with missing field initialiser for `safety`
+                    //~| ERROR struct expression with missing field initialiser for `validity`
+                    lifetimes: const { true },
+                    safety: const { true },
+                    validity: const { true },
+                }
+            },
+        >,
+    {
+    }
+}
+
+fn main() {}
diff --git a/tests/ui/transmutability/non_scalar_alignment_value.stderr b/tests/ui/transmutability/non_scalar_alignment_value.stderr
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..06487dea82e00
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ui/transmutability/non_scalar_alignment_value.stderr
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+warning: the feature `min_generic_const_args` is incomplete and may not be safe to use and/or cause compiler crashes
+  --> $DIR/non_scalar_alignment_value.rs:1:12
+   |
+LL | #![feature(min_generic_const_args)]
+   |            ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+   |
+   = note: see issue #132980 <https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/132980> for more information
+   = note: `#[warn(incomplete_features)]` on by default
+
+error: struct expression with missing field initialiser for `alignment`
+  --> $DIR/non_scalar_alignment_value.rs:15:32
+   |
+LL |                     alignment: Assume {},
+   |                                ^^^^^^
+
+error: struct expression with missing field initialiser for `lifetimes`
+  --> $DIR/non_scalar_alignment_value.rs:15:32
+   |
+LL |                     alignment: Assume {},
+   |                                ^^^^^^
+
+error: struct expression with missing field initialiser for `safety`
+  --> $DIR/non_scalar_alignment_value.rs:15:32
+   |
+LL |                     alignment: Assume {},
+   |                                ^^^^^^
+
+error: struct expression with missing field initialiser for `validity`
+  --> $DIR/non_scalar_alignment_value.rs:15:32
+   |
+LL |                     alignment: Assume {},
+   |                                ^^^^^^
+
+error: aborting due to 4 previous errors; 1 warning emitted
+