diff --git a/src/jit.rs b/src/jit.rs
index 7c5038f2d..722ec8faf 100644
--- a/src/jit.rs
+++ b/src/jit.rs
@@ -1279,9 +1279,9 @@ impl<'a, C: ContextObject> JitCompiler<'a, C> {
 
     fn emit_result_is_err(&mut self, destination: u8) {
         let ok = ProgramResult::Ok(0);
-        let err_kind = unsafe { *(&ok as *const _ as *const u64).add(1) };
+        let ok_discriminant = ok.get_discriminant();
         self.emit_ins(X86Instruction::lea(OperandSize::S64, RBP, destination, Some(X86IndirectAccess::Offset(self.slot_on_environment_stack(RuntimeEnvironmentSlot::ProgramResult)))));
-        self.emit_ins(X86Instruction::cmp_immediate(OperandSize::S64, destination, err_kind as i64, Some(X86IndirectAccess::Offset(0))));
+        self.emit_ins(X86Instruction::cmp_immediate(OperandSize::S64, destination, ok_discriminant as i64, Some(X86IndirectAccess::Offset(0))));
     }
 
     fn emit_subroutines(&mut self) {
diff --git a/src/vm.rs b/src/vm.rs
index db4d0d3fb..4ae701c94 100644
--- a/src/vm.rs
+++ b/src/vm.rs
@@ -64,6 +64,18 @@ impl<T: Debug, E: Debug> StableResult<T, E> {
             Self::Err(error) => error,
         }
     }
+
+    #[cfg_attr(
+        any(
+            not(feature = "jit"),
+            target_os = "windows",
+            not(target_arch = "x86_64")
+        ),
+        allow(dead_code)
+    )]
+    pub(crate) fn get_discriminant(&self) -> u64 {
+        unsafe { *(self as *const _ as *const u64) }
+    }
 }
 
 impl<T, E> From<StableResult<T, E>> for Result<T, E> {
@@ -558,9 +570,9 @@ mod tests {
     #[test]
     fn test_program_result_is_stable() {
         let ok = ProgramResult::Ok(42);
-        assert_eq!(unsafe { *(&ok as *const _ as *const u64) }, 0);
+        assert_eq!(ok.get_discriminant(), 0);
         let err = ProgramResult::Err(Box::new(EbpfError::JitNotCompiled));
-        assert_eq!(unsafe { *(&err as *const _ as *const u64) }, 1);
+        assert_eq!(err.get_discriminant(), 1);
     }
 
     #[test]