diff --git a/src/macros.rs b/src/macros.rs
index 0b83bbb7..a51a30b2 100644
--- a/src/macros.rs
+++ b/src/macros.rs
@@ -87,10 +87,21 @@ macro_rules! cell_as_atom_cell {
 
 macro_rules! cell_as_f64_ptr {
     ($cell:expr) => {{
-        let ptr_u64 = ConsPtr::from_bytes($cell.into_bytes());
-        F64Ptr(TypedArenaPtr::new(
-            ptr_u64.as_ptr() as *mut OrderedFloat<f64>
-        ))
+        let cons_ptr = ConsPtr::from_bytes($cell.into_bytes());
+
+        match cons_ptr.get_tag() {
+            ConsPtrMaskTag::F64 => {
+                F64Ptr(TypedArenaPtr::new(
+                    cons_ptr.as_ptr() as *mut OrderedFloat<f64>
+                ))
+            }
+            ConsPtrMaskTag::Cons => {
+                let ptr = cell_as_untyped_arena_ptr!($cell).payload_offset();
+                unsafe {
+                    F64Ptr(TypedArenaPtr::new(std::mem::transmute(ptr)))
+                }
+            }
+        }
     }};
 }
 
diff --git a/src/types.rs b/src/types.rs
index 0c2f289d..3a18e845 100644
--- a/src/types.rs
+++ b/src/types.rs
@@ -87,10 +87,15 @@ impl ConsPtr {
             .with_tag(tag)
     }
 
-    #[inline]
+    #[inline(always)]
     pub fn as_ptr(self) -> *mut u8 {
         self.ptr() as *mut _
     }
+
+    #[inline(always)]
+    pub fn get_tag(self) -> ConsPtrMaskTag {
+        self.tag()
+    }
 }
 
 #[derive(BitfieldSpecifier, Copy, Clone, Debug)]