2 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/library/alloc/src/boxed.rs b/library/alloc/src/boxed.rs
index ac3e4626ee5..ee60ec0fbac 100644
--- a/library/alloc/src/boxed.rs
+++ b/library/alloc/src/boxed.rs
@@ -191,6 +191,8 @@ use core::error::{self, Error};
 use core::fmt;
 use core::future::Future;
 use core::hash::{Hash, Hasher};
+#[cfg(not(bootstrap))]
+use core::marker::PointerLike;
 use core::marker::{Tuple, Unsize};
 use core::mem::{self, SizedTypeProperties};
 use core::ops::{
@@ -2131,3 +2133,7 @@ impl<E: Error> Error for Box<E> {
         Error::provide(&**self, request);
     }
 }
+
+#[cfg(not(bootstrap))]
+#[unstable(feature = "pointer_like_trait", issue = "none")]
+impl<T> PointerLike for Box<T> {}
diff --git a/library/alloc/src/lib.rs b/library/alloc/src/lib.rs
index 7839fe04b8d..041ff37897f 100644
--- a/library/alloc/src/lib.rs
+++ b/library/alloc/src/lib.rs
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@
 #![feature(panic_internals)]
 #![feature(pattern)]
 #![feature(pin_coerce_unsized_trait)]
+#![feature(pointer_like_trait)]
 #![feature(ptr_internals)]
 #![feature(ptr_metadata)]
 #![feature(ptr_sub_ptr)]