diff --git a/rust/pin-init/internal/src/init.rs b/rust/pin-init/internal/src/init.rs
index daa3f1c6466e..0a6600e8156c 100644
--- a/rust/pin-init/internal/src/init.rs
+++ b/rust/pin-init/internal/src/init.rs
@@ -249,10 +249,6 @@ fn init_fields(
                 });
                 // Again span for better diagnostics
                 let write = quote_spanned!(ident.span()=> ::core::ptr::write);
-                // NOTE: the field accessor ensures that the initialized field is properly aligned.
-                // Unaligned fields will cause the compiler to emit E0793. We do not support
-                // unaligned fields since `Init::__init` requires an aligned pointer; the call to
-                // `ptr::write` below has the same requirement.
                 let accessor = if pinned {
                     let project_ident = format_ident!("__project_{ident}");
                     quote! {
@@ -367,49 +363,49 @@ fn init_fields(
     }
 }
 
-/// Generate the check for ensuring that every field has been initialized.
+/// Generate the check for ensuring that every field has been initialized and aligned.
 fn make_field_check(
     fields: &Punctuated<InitializerField, Token![,]>,
     init_kind: InitKind,
     path: &Path,
 ) -> TokenStream {
-    let field_attrs = fields
+    let field_attrs: Vec<_> = fields
         .iter()
-        .filter_map(|f| f.kind.ident().map(|_| &f.attrs));
-    let field_name = fields.iter().filter_map(|f| f.kind.ident());
-    match init_kind {
-        InitKind::Normal => quote! {
-            // We use unreachable code to ensure that all fields have been mentioned exactly once,
-            // this struct initializer will still be type-checked and complain with a very natural
-            // error message if a field is forgotten/mentioned more than once.
-            #[allow(unreachable_code, clippy::diverging_sub_expression)]
-            // SAFETY: this code is never executed.
-            let _ = || unsafe {
-                ::core::ptr::write(slot, #path {
-                    #(
-                        #(#field_attrs)*
-                        #field_name: ::core::panic!(),
-                    )*
-                })
-            };
-        },
-        InitKind::Zeroing => quote! {
-            // We use unreachable code to ensure that all fields have been mentioned at most once.
-            // Since the user specified `..Zeroable::zeroed()` at the end, all missing fields will
-            // be zeroed. This struct initializer will still be type-checked and complain with a
-            // very natural error message if a field is mentioned more than once, or doesn't exist.
-            #[allow(unreachable_code, clippy::diverging_sub_expression, unused_assignments)]
-            // SAFETY: this code is never executed.
-            let _ = || unsafe {
-                ::core::ptr::write(slot, #path {
-                    #(
-                        #(#field_attrs)*
-                        #field_name: ::core::panic!(),
-                    )*
-                    ..::core::mem::zeroed()
-                })
-            };
-        },
+        .filter_map(|f| f.kind.ident().map(|_| &f.attrs))
+        .collect();
+    let field_name: Vec<_> = fields.iter().filter_map(|f| f.kind.ident()).collect();
+    let zeroing_trailer = match init_kind {
+        InitKind::Normal => None,
+        InitKind::Zeroing => Some(quote! {
+            ..::core::mem::zeroed()
+        }),
+    };
+    quote! {
+        #[allow(unreachable_code, clippy::diverging_sub_expression)]
+        // We use unreachable code to perform field checks. They're still checked by the compiler.
+        // SAFETY: this code is never executed.
+        let _ = || unsafe {
+            // Create references to ensure that the initialized field is properly aligned.
+            // Unaligned fields will cause the compiler to emit E0793. We do not support
+            // unaligned fields since `Init::__init` requires an aligned pointer; the call to
+            // `ptr::write` for value-initialization case has the same requirement.
+            #(
+                #(#field_attrs)*
+                let _ = &(*slot).#field_name;
+            )*
+
+            // If the zeroing trailer is not present, this checks that all fields have been
+            // mentioned exactly once. If the zeroing trailer is present, all missing fields will be
+            // zeroed, so this checks that all fields have been mentioned at most once. The use of
+            // struct initializer will still generate very natural error messages for any misuse.
+            ::core::ptr::write(slot, #path {
+                #(
+                    #(#field_attrs)*
+                    #field_name: ::core::panic!(),
+                )*
+                #zeroing_trailer
+            })
+        };
     }
 }