diff --git a/kani-compiler/src/codegen_cprover_gotoc/codegen/statement.rs b/kani-compiler/src/codegen_cprover_gotoc/codegen/statement.rs
index dbae4073451b..d952dcfc50c8 100644
--- a/kani-compiler/src/codegen_cprover_gotoc/codegen/statement.rs
+++ b/kani-compiler/src/codegen_cprover_gotoc/codegen/statement.rs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ use rustc_middle::ty;
 use rustc_middle::ty::layout::LayoutOf;
 use rustc_middle::ty::{Instance, InstanceDef, Ty};
 use rustc_span::Span;
-use rustc_target::abi::{FieldsShape, Primitive, TagEncoding, Variants};
+use rustc_target::abi::{FieldsShape, TagEncoding, Variants};
 use tracing::{debug, debug_span, trace};
 
 impl<'tcx> GotocCtx<'tcx> {
@@ -88,28 +88,23 @@ impl<'tcx> GotocCtx<'tcx> {
                         }
                         TagEncoding::Niche { untagged_variant, niche_variants, niche_start } => {
                             if untagged_variant != variant_index {
-                                let offset = match &layout.fields {
-                                    FieldsShape::Arbitrary { offsets, .. } => offsets[0],
-                                    _ => unreachable!("niche encoding must have arbitrary fields"),
-                                };
-                                let discr_ty = self.codegen_enum_discr_typ(pt);
-                                let discr_ty = self.codegen_ty(discr_ty);
-                                let niche_value =
-                                    variant_index.as_u32() - niche_variants.start().as_u32();
-                                let niche_value = (niche_value as u128).wrapping_add(*niche_start);
-                                let value = if niche_value == 0
-                                    && matches!(tag.primitive(), Primitive::Pointer(_))
-                                {
-                                    discr_ty.null()
-                                } else {
-                                    Expr::int_constant(niche_value, discr_ty.clone())
-                                };
+                                let value = self.compute_enum_niche_value(
+                                    pt,
+                                    variant_index,
+                                    tag,
+                                    niche_variants,
+                                    niche_start,
+                                );
                                 let place = unwrap_or_return_codegen_unimplemented_stmt!(
                                     self,
                                     self.codegen_place(place)
                                 )
                                 .goto_expr;
-                                self.codegen_get_niche(place, offset, discr_ty)
+                                let offset = match &layout.fields {
+                                    FieldsShape::Arbitrary { offsets, .. } => offsets[0],
+                                    _ => unreachable!("niche encoding must have arbitrary fields"),
+                                };
+                                self.codegen_get_niche(place, offset, value.typ().clone())
                                     .assign(value, location)
                             } else {
                                 Stmt::skip(location)
diff --git a/kani-compiler/src/codegen_cprover_gotoc/codegen/typ.rs b/kani-compiler/src/codegen_cprover_gotoc/codegen/typ.rs
index 278f246161eb..057ebe5283ab 100644
--- a/kani-compiler/src/codegen_cprover_gotoc/codegen/typ.rs
+++ b/kani-compiler/src/codegen_cprover_gotoc/codegen/typ.rs
@@ -20,11 +20,12 @@ use rustc_middle::ty::{
 use rustc_middle::ty::{List, TypeFoldable};
 use rustc_span::def_id::DefId;
 use rustc_target::abi::{
-    Abi::Vector, FieldsShape, Integer, LayoutS, Primitive, Size, TagEncoding, TyAndLayout,
+    Abi::Vector, FieldsShape, Integer, LayoutS, Primitive, Scalar, Size, TagEncoding, TyAndLayout,
     VariantIdx, Variants,
 };
 use rustc_target::spec::abi::Abi;
 use std::iter;
+use std::ops::RangeInclusive;
 use tracing::{debug, trace, warn};
 use ty::layout::HasParamEnv;
 
@@ -1572,6 +1573,30 @@ impl<'tcx> GotocCtx<'tcx> {
         }
     }
 
+    /// Compute the discriminant expression for an enum that uses niche optimization.
+    ///
+    /// We follow the logic of the SSA and Cranelift back-ends in doing the computation:
+    /// <https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/blob/fab99073b01539ce2664366011c7f3e378e52b7e/compiler/rustc_codegen_ssa/src/mir/place.rs#L455>
+    /// <https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/blob/d37e2f74afd131cda7b08520d37426bfbb622b5c/compiler/rustc_codegen_cranelift/src/discriminant.rs#L52>
+    pub fn compute_enum_niche_value(
+        &mut self,
+        enum_ty: Ty<'tcx>,
+        variant_index: &VariantIdx,
+        tag: &Scalar,
+        niche_variants: &RangeInclusive<VariantIdx>,
+        niche_start: &u128,
+    ) -> Expr {
+        let discr_ty = self.codegen_enum_discr_typ(enum_ty);
+        let discr_ty = self.codegen_ty(discr_ty);
+        let niche_value = variant_index.as_u32() - niche_variants.start().as_u32();
+        let niche_value = (niche_value as u128).wrapping_add(*niche_start);
+        if niche_value == 0 && matches!(tag.primitive(), Primitive::Pointer(_)) {
+            discr_ty.null()
+        } else {
+            Expr::int_constant(niche_value, discr_ty)
+        }
+    }
+
     pub(crate) fn variant_min_offset(
         &self,
         variants: &IndexVec<VariantIdx, LayoutS<VariantIdx>>,