diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 38da512ed..527950518 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
 1.10.3 (TBD)
 ============
 This is a new patch release that fixes the feature configuration of optional
-dependencies.
+dependencies, and fixes an unsound use of bounds check elision.
 
 Bug fixes:
 
 * [BUG #1147](https://github.com/rust-lang/regex/issues/1147):
 Set `default-features=false` for the `memchr` and `aho-corasick` dependencies.
+* [BUG #1154](https://github.com/rust-lang/regex/pull/1154):
+Fix unsound bounds check elision.
 
 
 1.10.2 (2023-10-16)
diff --git a/regex-automata/src/util/search.rs b/regex-automata/src/util/search.rs
index 39aec522b..05b1cff54 100644
--- a/regex-automata/src/util/search.rs
+++ b/regex-automata/src/util/search.rs
@@ -110,9 +110,14 @@ impl<'h> Input<'h> {
     /// Create a new search configuration for the given haystack.
     #[inline]
     pub fn new<H: ?Sized + AsRef<[u8]>>(haystack: &'h H) -> Input<'h> {
+        // Perform only one call to `haystack.as_ref()` to protect from incorrect
+        // implementations that return different values from multiple calls.
+        // This is important because there's code that relies on `span` not being
+        // out of bounds with respect to the stored `haystack`.
+        let haystack = haystack.as_ref();
         Input {
-            haystack: haystack.as_ref(),
-            span: Span { start: 0, end: haystack.as_ref().len() },
+            haystack,
+            span: Span { start: 0, end: haystack.len() },
             anchored: Anchored::No,
             earliest: false,
         }
@@ -1966,4 +1971,23 @@ mod tests {
         let expected_size = 3 * core::mem::size_of::<usize>();
         assert_eq!(expected_size, core::mem::size_of::<MatchErrorKind>());
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn incorrect_asref_guard() {
+        struct Bad(std::cell::Cell<bool>);
+
+        impl AsRef<[u8]> for Bad {
+            fn as_ref(&self) -> &[u8] {
+                if self.0.replace(false) {
+                    &[]
+                } else {
+                    &[0; 1000]
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        let bad = Bad(std::cell::Cell::new(true));
+        let input = Input::new(&bad);
+        assert!(input.end() <= input.haystack().len());
+    }
 }