diff --git a/Source/Core/Common/BitUtils.h b/Source/Core/Common/BitUtils.h
index 458fff63a3..f9e0879326 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Common/BitUtils.h
+++ b/Source/Core/Common/BitUtils.h
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@ public:
                 "BitCastPtr source type must be trivially copyable.");
   static_assert(std::is_trivially_copyable<T>(),
                 "BitCastPtr destination type must be trivially copyable.");
+  static_assert(!std::is_pointer<T>(), "BitCastPtr destination type must not be a pointer.");
 
   explicit BitCastPtrType(PtrType* ptr) : m_ptr(ptr) {}