diff --git a/src/indexmap.rs b/src/indexmap.rs
index dc60a3b52a..c61d131c2d 100644
--- a/src/indexmap.rs
+++ b/src/indexmap.rs
@@ -416,7 +416,8 @@ where
                     unsafe {
                         // SAFETY: Already checked existence at instantiation and the only mutable reference
                         // to the map is internally held.
-                        Ok(&mut self.core.entries.get_unchecked_mut(inserted.index).value)
+                        Ok(&mut (*self.core.entries.as_mut_ptr().add(inserted.index)).value)
+                        //Ok(&mut self.core.entries.get_unchecked_mut(inserted.index).value)
                     }
                 }
                 Insert::Full((_, v)) => Err(v),
diff --git a/src/vec.rs b/src/vec.rs
index bef2edd0a8..a77afac5b8 100644
--- a/src/vec.rs
+++ b/src/vec.rs
@@ -107,6 +107,16 @@ impl<T, const N: usize> Vec<T, N> {
         new
     }
 
+    /// Returns a raw pointer to the vector’s buffer.
+    pub fn as_ptr(&self) -> *const T {
+        self.buffer.as_ptr() as *const T
+    }
+
+    /// Returns a raw pointer to the vector’s buffer, which may be mutated through.
+    pub fn as_mut_ptr(&mut self) -> *mut T {
+        self.buffer.as_mut_ptr() as *mut T
+    }
+
     /// Extracts a slice containing the entire vector.
     ///
     /// Equivalent to `&s[..]`.