diff --git a/compiler/rustc_codegen_llvm/src/builder/gpu_offload.rs b/compiler/rustc_codegen_llvm/src/builder/gpu_offload.rs
index 046501d08c482..843c2ca7f81eb 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_codegen_llvm/src/builder/gpu_offload.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_codegen_llvm/src/builder/gpu_offload.rs
@@ -2,13 +2,14 @@ use std::ffi::CString;
 
 use llvm::Linkage::*;
 use rustc_abi::Align;
+use rustc_codegen_ssa::common::TypeKind;
 use rustc_codegen_ssa::traits::{BaseTypeCodegenMethods, BuilderMethods};
 use rustc_middle::ty::offload_meta::OffloadMetadata;
 
 use crate::builder::Builder;
 use crate::common::CodegenCx;
 use crate::llvm::AttributePlace::Function;
-use crate::llvm::{self, Linkage, Type, Value};
+use crate::llvm::{self, Linkage, Type, Value, get_value_name};
 use crate::{SimpleCx, attributes};
 
 // LLVM kernel-independent globals required for offloading
@@ -303,7 +304,6 @@ pub(crate) fn add_global<'ll>(
 pub(crate) fn gen_define_handling<'ll>(
     cx: &CodegenCx<'ll, '_>,
     metadata: &[OffloadMetadata],
-    types: &[&'ll Type],
     symbol: String,
     offload_globals: &OffloadGlobals<'ll>,
 ) -> OffloadKernelGlobals<'ll> {
@@ -313,25 +313,18 @@ pub(crate) fn gen_define_handling<'ll>(
 
     let offload_entry_ty = offload_globals.offload_entry_ty;
 
-    // It seems like non-pointer values are automatically mapped. So here, we focus on pointer (or
-    // reference) types.
-    let ptr_meta = types.iter().zip(metadata).filter_map(|(&x, meta)| match cx.type_kind(x) {
-        rustc_codegen_ssa::common::TypeKind::Pointer => Some(meta),
-        _ => None,
-    });
-
     // FIXME(Sa4dUs): add `OMP_MAP_TARGET_PARAM = 0x20` only if necessary
-    let (ptr_sizes, ptr_transfer): (Vec<_>, Vec<_>) =
-        ptr_meta.map(|m| (m.payload_size, m.mode.bits() | 0x20)).unzip();
+    let (sizes, transfer): (Vec<_>, Vec<_>) =
+        metadata.iter().map(|m| (m.payload_size, m.mode.bits() | 0x20)).unzip();
 
-    let offload_sizes = add_priv_unnamed_arr(&cx, &format!(".offload_sizes.{symbol}"), &ptr_sizes);
+    let offload_sizes = add_priv_unnamed_arr(&cx, &format!(".offload_sizes.{symbol}"), &sizes);
     // Here we figure out whether something needs to be copied to the gpu (=1), from the gpu (=2),
     // or both to and from the gpu (=3). Other values shouldn't affect us for now.
     // A non-mutable reference or pointer will be 1, an array that's not read, but fully overwritten
     // will be 2. For now, everything is 3, until we have our frontend set up.
     // 1+2+32: 1 (MapTo), 2 (MapFrom), 32 (Add one extra input ptr per function, to be used later).
     let memtransfer_types =
-        add_priv_unnamed_arr(&cx, &format!(".offload_maptypes.{symbol}"), &ptr_transfer);
+        add_priv_unnamed_arr(&cx, &format!(".offload_maptypes.{symbol}"), &transfer);
 
     // Next: For each function, generate these three entries. A weak constant,
     // the llvm.rodata entry name, and  the llvm_offload_entries value
@@ -477,8 +470,27 @@ pub(crate) fn gen_call_handling<'ll, 'tcx>(
     let mut geps = vec![];
     let i32_0 = cx.get_const_i32(0);
     for &v in args {
-        let gep = builder.inbounds_gep(cx.type_f32(), v, &[i32_0]);
-        vals.push(v);
+        let name = String::from_utf8(get_value_name(v)).unwrap();
+        let (base_val, gep_base) = match cx.type_kind(cx.val_ty(v)) {
+            TypeKind::Pointer => (v, v),
+            _ => {
+                let addr =
+                    builder.direct_alloca(cx.val_ty(v), Align::EIGHT, &format!("{}.addr", name));
+                let casted =
+                    builder.direct_alloca(cx.type_i64(), Align::EIGHT, &format!("{}.casted", name));
+                builder.store(v, addr, Align::EIGHT);
+
+                let loaded = builder.load(cx.val_ty(v), addr, Align::EIGHT);
+                builder.store(loaded, casted, Align::EIGHT);
+
+                let casted_val = builder.load(cx.type_i64(), casted, Align::EIGHT);
+                (casted_val, casted)
+            }
+        };
+
+        let gep = builder.inbounds_gep(cx.type_f32(), gep_base, &[i32_0]);
+
+        vals.push(base_val);
         geps.push(gep);
     }
 
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_codegen_llvm/src/intrinsic.rs b/compiler/rustc_codegen_llvm/src/intrinsic.rs
index 3bc890310cc87..d44d3afc0829a 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_codegen_llvm/src/intrinsic.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_codegen_llvm/src/intrinsic.rs
@@ -1310,7 +1310,7 @@ fn codegen_offload<'ll, 'tcx>(
             return;
         }
     };
-    let offload_data = gen_define_handling(&cx, &metadata, &types, target_symbol, offload_globals);
+    let offload_data = gen_define_handling(&cx, &metadata, target_symbol, offload_globals);
     gen_call_handling(bx, &offload_data, &args, &types, &metadata, offload_globals);
 }
 
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/offload_meta.rs b/compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/offload_meta.rs
index 04a7cd2c75f28..67c00765ed57b 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/offload_meta.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_middle/src/ty/offload_meta.rs
@@ -78,16 +78,13 @@ impl MappingFlags {
         use rustc_ast::Mutability::*;
 
         match ty.kind() {
-            ty::Bool
-            | ty::Char
-            | ty::Int(_)
-            | ty::Uint(_)
-            | ty::Float(_)
-            | ty::Adt(_, _)
-            | ty::Tuple(_)
-            | ty::Array(_, _)
-            | ty::Alias(_, _)
-            | ty::Param(_) => MappingFlags::TO,
+            ty::Bool | ty::Char | ty::Int(_) | ty::Uint(_) | ty::Float(_) => {
+                MappingFlags::LITERAL | MappingFlags::IMPLICIT
+            }
+
+            ty::Adt(_, _) | ty::Tuple(_) | ty::Array(_, _) | ty::Alias(_, _) | ty::Param(_) => {
+                MappingFlags::TO
+            }
 
             ty::RawPtr(_, Not) | ty::Ref(_, _, Not) => MappingFlags::TO,