diff --git a/test/link/bss/main.zig b/test/link/bss/main.zig
index d2ecffe982..aaf865a0c8 100644
--- a/test/link/bss/main.zig
+++ b/test/link/bss/main.zig
@@ -6,8 +6,9 @@ var buffer: [0x1000000]u64 = [1]u64{0} ** 0x1000000;
 pub fn main() anyerror!void {
     buffer[0x10] = 1;
     try std.io.getStdOut().writer().print("{d}, {d}, {d}\n", .{
-        buffer[0],
-        buffer[0x10],
-        buffer[0x1000000 - 1],
+        // workaround the dreaded decl_val
+        (&buffer)[0],
+        (&buffer)[0x10],
+        (&buffer)[0x1000000 - 1],
     });
 }