diff --git a/src/util/simplify_expr.cpp b/src/util/simplify_expr.cpp
index 18b2cf3fa8c..2c3595b5e65 100644
--- a/src/util/simplify_expr.cpp
+++ b/src/util/simplify_expr.cpp
@@ -1342,7 +1342,7 @@ simplify_exprt::simplify_typecast(const typecast_exprt &expr)
   else if(auto extractbits = expr_try_dynamic_cast<extractbits_exprt>(operand))
   {
     if(
-      can_cast_type<bitvector_typet>(expr_type) &&
+      can_cast_type<bitvector_typet>(expr_type) && expr_type_id != ID_pointer &&
       can_cast_type<bitvector_typet>(operand.type()) &&
       to_bitvector_type(expr_type).get_width() ==
         to_bitvector_type(operand.type()).get_width())