diff --git a/library/alloc/src/vec/into_iter.rs b/library/alloc/src/vec/into_iter.rs
index 358bdeacae790..af68938399889 100644
--- a/library/alloc/src/vec/into_iter.rs
+++ b/library/alloc/src/vec/into_iter.rs
@@ -411,7 +411,12 @@ impl<T, A: Allocator> DoubleEndedIterator for IntoIter<T, A> {
             // SAFETY: same as for advance_by()
             self.end = unsafe { self.end.sub(step_size) };
         }
-        let to_drop = ptr::slice_from_raw_parts_mut(self.end as *mut T, step_size);
+        let to_drop = if T::IS_ZST {
+            //ZST may cause unalignment
+            ptr::slice_from_raw_parts_mut(ptr::NonNull::<T>::dangling().as_ptr(), step_size)
+        } else {
+            ptr::slice_from_raw_parts_mut(self.end as *mut T, step_size)
+        };
         // SAFETY: same as for advance_by()
         unsafe {
             ptr::drop_in_place(to_drop);
@@ -419,7 +424,6 @@ impl<T, A: Allocator> DoubleEndedIterator for IntoIter<T, A> {
         NonZero::new(n - step_size).map_or(Ok(()), Err)
     }
 }
-
 #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
 impl<T, A: Allocator> ExactSizeIterator for IntoIter<T, A> {
     fn is_empty(&self) -> bool {
diff --git a/tests/ui/iterators/ZST-nthback.rs b/tests/ui/iterators/ZST-nthback.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..14ee98857b442
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ui/iterators/ZST-nthback.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+//@ check-pass
+// test Intolter::nth_back does not cause UB for ZSTs with high alignment
+
+#[repr(align(8))]
+struct Thing;
+
+fn main() {
+    let v = vec![Thing, Thing];
+    let _ = v.into_iter().nth_back(1);
+}