diff --git a/compiler/rustc_mir_build/src/thir/cx/expr.rs b/compiler/rustc_mir_build/src/thir/cx/expr.rs
index 89f98a40201e7..42899c5e24487 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_mir_build/src/thir/cx/expr.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_mir_build/src/thir/cx/expr.rs
@@ -624,12 +624,15 @@ impl<'tcx> Cx<'tcx> {
                             }
                         }
                         hir::InlineAsmOperand::Const { ref anon_const } => {
-                            let value = mir::Const::identity_unevaluated(
-                                tcx,
-                                anon_const.def_id.to_def_id(),
-                            )
-                            .instantiate_identity()
-                            .normalize(tcx, self.param_env);
+                            let def_id = anon_const.def_id.to_def_id();
+                            let const_type = tcx.type_of(def_id).skip_binder();
+                            let value = if let ty::Error(terr) = const_type.kind() {
+                                mir::Const::Ty(const_type, ty::Const::new_error(tcx, *terr))
+                            } else {
+                                mir::Const::identity_unevaluated(tcx, def_id)
+                                    .instantiate_identity()
+                                    .normalize(tcx, self.param_env)
+                            };
                             let span = tcx.def_span(anon_const.def_id);
 
                             InlineAsmOperand::Const { value, span }
diff --git a/tests/ui/asm/const-refs-to-static.rs b/tests/ui/asm/const-refs-to-static.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..9fc010b576309
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ui/asm/const-refs-to-static.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+//@ needs-asm-support
+//@ ignore-nvptx64
+//@ ignore-spirv
+
+#![feature(const_refs_to_static)]
+
+use std::arch::{asm, global_asm};
+use std::ptr::addr_of;
+
+static FOO: u8 = 42;
+
+global_asm!("{}", const addr_of!(FOO));
+//~^ ERROR invalid type for `const` operand
+
+#[no_mangle]
+fn inline() {
+    unsafe { asm!("{}", const addr_of!(FOO)) };
+    //~^ ERROR invalid type for `const` operand
+}
+
+fn main() {}
diff --git a/tests/ui/asm/const-refs-to-static.stderr b/tests/ui/asm/const-refs-to-static.stderr
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..8fd69da0d1e92
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ui/asm/const-refs-to-static.stderr
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+error: invalid type for `const` operand
+  --> $DIR/const-refs-to-static.rs:12:19
+   |
+LL | global_asm!("{}", const addr_of!(FOO));
+   |                   ^^^^^^-------------
+   |                         |
+   |                         is a `*const u8`
+   |
+   = help: `const` operands must be of an integer type
+
+error: invalid type for `const` operand
+  --> $DIR/const-refs-to-static.rs:17:25
+   |
+LL |     unsafe { asm!("{}", const addr_of!(FOO)) };
+   |                         ^^^^^^-------------
+   |                               |
+   |                               is a `*const u8`
+   |
+   = help: `const` operands must be of an integer type
+
+error: aborting due to 2 previous errors
+