diff --git a/lib/std/net/test.zig b/lib/std/net/test.zig
index 710eb91376b3..5d350be7e0eb 100644
--- a/lib/std/net/test.zig
+++ b/lib/std/net/test.zig
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ const mem = std.mem;
 const testing = std.testing;
 
 test "parse and render IPv6 addresses" {
-    if (@import("builtin").zig_backend != .stage1) return error.SkipZigTest;
     if (builtin.os.tag == .wasi) return error.SkipZigTest;
 
     var buffer: [100]u8 = undefined;
@@ -68,7 +67,6 @@ test "invalid but parseable IPv6 scope ids" {
 }
 
 test "parse and render IPv4 addresses" {
-    if (@import("builtin").zig_backend != .stage1) return error.SkipZigTest;
     if (builtin.os.tag == .wasi) return error.SkipZigTest;
 
     var buffer: [18]u8 = undefined;
@@ -93,7 +91,6 @@ test "parse and render IPv4 addresses" {
 }
 
 test "parse and render UNIX addresses" {
-    if (@import("builtin").zig_backend != .stage1) return error.SkipZigTest;
     if (builtin.os.tag == .wasi) return error.SkipZigTest;
     if (!net.has_unix_sockets) return error.SkipZigTest;
 
diff --git a/src/codegen/llvm.zig b/src/codegen/llvm.zig
index 2b320923ad17..c62860c88dba 100644
--- a/src/codegen/llvm.zig
+++ b/src/codegen/llvm.zig
@@ -2708,7 +2708,10 @@ pub const DeclGen = struct {
                     if (layout.most_aligned_field_size == layout.payload_size) {
                         break :t llvm_aligned_field_ty;
                     }
-                    const padding_len = @intCast(c_uint, layout.payload_size - layout.most_aligned_field_size);
+                    const padding_len = if (layout.tag_size == 0)
+                        @intCast(c_uint, layout.abi_size - layout.most_aligned_field_size)
+                    else
+                        @intCast(c_uint, layout.payload_size - layout.most_aligned_field_size);
                     const fields: [2]*const llvm.Type = .{
                         llvm_aligned_field_ty,
                         dg.context.intType(8).arrayType(padding_len),
@@ -5756,7 +5759,7 @@ pub const FuncGen = struct {
             // First set the non-null bit.
             const indices: [2]*const llvm.Value = .{
                 index_type.constNull(), // dereference the pointer
-                index_type.constInt(1, .False), // second field is the payload
+                index_type.constInt(1, .False), // second field is the non-null bit
             };
             const non_null_ptr = self.builder.buildInBoundsGEP(operand, &indices, indices.len, "");
             _ = self.builder.buildStore(non_null_bit, non_null_ptr);
diff --git a/test/behavior/union.zig b/test/behavior/union.zig
index 3c8874e3a856..be01b3a048af 100644
--- a/test/behavior/union.zig
+++ b/test/behavior/union.zig
@@ -1194,3 +1194,22 @@ test "union tag is set when initiated as a temporary value at runtime" {
     var b: u32 = 1;
     try (U{ .b = b }).doTheTest();
 }
+
+test "extern union most-aligned field is smaller" {
+    if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage1) return error.SkipZigTest;
+    if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_x86_64) return error.SkipZigTest; // TODO
+    if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_arm) return error.SkipZigTest; // TODO
+    if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_aarch64) return error.SkipZigTest; // TODO
+
+    const U = extern union {
+        in6: extern struct {
+            family: u16,
+            port: u16,
+            flowinfo: u32,
+            addr: [20]u8,
+        },
+        un: [110]u8,
+    };
+    var a: ?U = .{ .un = [_]u8{0} ** 110 };
+    try expect(a != null);
+}