diff --git a/src/cgutils.cpp b/src/cgutils.cpp
index 98c5627578b80..b377e33a2260c 100644
--- a/src/cgutils.cpp
+++ b/src/cgutils.cpp
@@ -634,13 +634,13 @@ static unsigned convert_struct_offset(jl_codectx_t &ctx, Type *lty, unsigned byt
 
 static Type *_julia_struct_to_llvm(jl_codegen_params_t *ctx, LLVMContext &ctxt, jl_value_t *jt, bool *isboxed, bool llvmcall=false);
 
-static Type *_julia_type_to_llvm(jl_codegen_params_t *ctx, LLVMContext &ctxt, jl_value_t *jt, bool *isboxed)
+static Type *_julia_type_to_llvm(jl_codegen_params_t *ctx, LLVMContext &ctxt, jl_value_t *jt, bool *isboxed, bool no_boxing)
 {
     // this function converts a Julia Type into the equivalent LLVM type
     if (isboxed) *isboxed = false;
     if (jt == (jl_value_t*)jl_bottom_type || jt == (jl_value_t*)jl_typeofbottom_type || jt == (jl_value_t*)jl_typeofbottom_type->super)
         return getVoidTy(ctxt);
-    if (jl_is_concrete_immutable(jt)) {
+    if (jl_is_concrete_immutable(jt) || no_boxing) {
         if (jl_datatype_nbits(jt) == 0)
             return getVoidTy(ctxt);
         Type *t = _julia_struct_to_llvm(ctx, ctxt, jt, isboxed);
@@ -653,13 +653,20 @@ static Type *_julia_type_to_llvm(jl_codegen_params_t *ctx, LLVMContext &ctxt, jl
 
 static Type *julia_type_to_llvm(jl_codectx_t &ctx, jl_value_t *jt, bool *isboxed)
 {
-    return _julia_type_to_llvm(&ctx.emission_context, ctx.builder.getContext(), jt, isboxed);
+    return _julia_type_to_llvm(&ctx.emission_context, ctx.builder.getContext(), jt, isboxed, false);
 }
 
 extern "C" JL_DLLEXPORT_CODEGEN
 Type *jl_type_to_llvm_impl(jl_value_t *jt, LLVMContextRef ctxt, bool *isboxed)
 {
-    return _julia_type_to_llvm(NULL, *unwrap(ctxt), jt, isboxed);
+    return _julia_type_to_llvm(NULL, *unwrap(ctxt), jt, isboxed, false);
+}
+
+
+extern "C" JL_DLLEXPORT_CODEGEN
+Type *jl_struct_to_llvm_impl(jl_value_t *jt, LLVMContextRef ctxt, bool *isboxed)
+{
+    return _julia_type_to_llvm(NULL, *unwrap(ctxt), jt, isboxed, true);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/codegen-stubs.c b/src/codegen-stubs.c
index 5e243ddda28c9..1c0c22d801b3f 100644
--- a/src/codegen-stubs.c
+++ b/src/codegen-stubs.c
@@ -114,6 +114,8 @@ JL_DLLEXPORT LLVMOrcThreadSafeModuleRef jl_get_llvm_module_fallback(void *native
 
 JL_DLLEXPORT void *jl_type_to_llvm_fallback(jl_value_t *jt, LLVMContextRef llvmctxt, bool_t *isboxed) UNAVAILABLE
 
+JL_DLLEXPORT void *jl_struct_to_llvm_fallback(jl_value_t *jt, LLVMContextRef llvmctxt, bool_t *isboxed) UNAVAILABLE
+
 JL_DLLEXPORT jl_value_t *jl_get_libllvm_fallback(void) JL_NOTSAFEPOINT
 {
     return jl_nothing;
diff --git a/src/jl_exported_funcs.inc b/src/jl_exported_funcs.inc
index cb48cf6f9962c..2ac971300f520 100644
--- a/src/jl_exported_funcs.inc
+++ b/src/jl_exported_funcs.inc
@@ -544,6 +544,7 @@
     YY(jl_dump_fptr_asm) \
     YY(jl_emit_native) \
     YY(jl_get_function_id) \
+    YY(jl_struct_to_llvm) \
     YY(jl_type_to_llvm) \
     YY(jl_getUnwindInfo) \
     YY(jl_get_libllvm) \