diff --git a/include/jemalloc/internal/cache_bin.h b/include/jemalloc/internal/cache_bin.h
index ec2fdf42..23092040 100644
--- a/include/jemalloc/internal/cache_bin.h
+++ b/include/jemalloc/internal/cache_bin.h
@@ -144,16 +144,6 @@ cache_bin_empty_position_get(cache_bin_t *bin, szind_t ind,
 	return ret;
 }
 
-/* Returns the position of the bottom item on the stack; for convenience. */
-static inline void **
-cache_bin_bottom_item_get(cache_bin_t *bin, szind_t ind,
-    cache_bin_info_t *infos) {
-	void **bottom = cache_bin_empty_position_get(bin, ind, infos) - 1;
-	assert(cache_bin_ncached_get(bin, ind, infos) == 0 || *bottom != NULL);
-
-	return bottom;
-}
-
 /* Returns the numeric value of low water in [0, ncached]. */
 static inline cache_bin_sz_t
 cache_bin_low_water_get(cache_bin_t *bin, szind_t ind,
@@ -263,4 +253,32 @@ cache_bin_dalloc_easy(cache_bin_t *bin, void *ptr) {
 	return true;
 }
 
+typedef struct cache_bin_ptr_array_s cache_bin_ptr_array_t;
+struct cache_bin_ptr_array_s {
+	cache_bin_sz_t nflush;
+	void **ptr;
+};
+
+#define CACHE_BIN_PTR_ARRAY_DECLARE(name, nflush_val)			\
+    cache_bin_ptr_array_t name;						\
+    name.nflush = (nflush_val)
+
+static inline void
+cache_bin_ptr_array_init(cache_bin_ptr_array_t *arr, cache_bin_t *bin,
+    cache_bin_sz_t nflush, szind_t ind, cache_bin_info_t *infos) {
+	arr->ptr = cache_bin_empty_position_get(bin, ind, infos) - 1;
+	assert(cache_bin_ncached_get(bin, ind, infos) == 0
+	    || *arr->ptr != NULL);
+}
+
+JEMALLOC_ALWAYS_INLINE void *
+cache_bin_ptr_array_get(cache_bin_ptr_array_t *arr, cache_bin_sz_t n) {
+	return *(arr->ptr - n);
+}
+
+JEMALLOC_ALWAYS_INLINE void
+cache_bin_ptr_array_set(cache_bin_ptr_array_t *arr, cache_bin_sz_t n, void *p) {
+	*(arr->ptr - n) = p;
+}
+
 #endif /* JEMALLOC_INTERNAL_CACHE_BIN_H */
diff --git a/src/tcache.c b/src/tcache.c
index 62905f14..4096b05a 100644
--- a/src/tcache.c
+++ b/src/tcache.c
@@ -117,8 +117,8 @@ tcache_alloc_small_hard(tsdn_t *tsdn, arena_t *arena, tcache_t *tcache,
 
 /* Enabled with --enable-extra-size-check. */
 static void
-tbin_edatas_lookup_size_check(tsd_t *tsd, cache_bin_t *tbin, szind_t binind,
-    size_t nflush, edata_t **edatas) {
+tbin_edatas_lookup_size_check(tsd_t *tsd, cache_bin_ptr_array_t *arr,
+    szind_t binind, size_t nflush, edata_t **edatas) {
 	/* Avoids null-checking tsdn in the loop below. */
 	util_assume(tsd != NULL);
 
@@ -129,15 +129,14 @@ tbin_edatas_lookup_size_check(tsd_t *tsd, cache_bin_t *tbin, szind_t binind,
 	 * builds, avoid the branch in the loop.
 	 */
 	size_t szind_sum = binind * nflush;
-	void **bottom_item = cache_bin_bottom_item_get(tbin, binind,
-	    tcache_bin_info);
-	for (unsigned i = 0 ; i < nflush; i++) {
+	for (unsigned i = 0; i < nflush; i++) {
 		emap_full_alloc_ctx_t full_alloc_ctx;
 		emap_full_alloc_ctx_lookup(tsd_tsdn(tsd), &emap_global,
-		    *(bottom_item - i), &full_alloc_ctx);
+		    cache_bin_ptr_array_get(arr, i), &full_alloc_ctx);
 		edatas[i] = full_alloc_ctx.edata;
 		szind_sum -= full_alloc_ctx.szind;
 	}
+
 	if (szind_sum != 0) {
 		safety_check_fail_sized_dealloc(false);
 	}
@@ -180,17 +179,18 @@ tcache_bin_flush_impl(tsd_t *tsd, tcache_t *tcache, cache_bin_t *tbin,
 	 * touched (it's just included to satisfy the no-zero-length rule).
 	 */
 	VARIABLE_ARRAY(edata_t *, item_edata, nflush + 1);
-	void **bottom_item = cache_bin_bottom_item_get(tbin, binind,
-	    tcache_bin_info);
+	CACHE_BIN_PTR_ARRAY_DECLARE(ptrs, nflush);
+
+	cache_bin_ptr_array_init(&ptrs, tbin, nflush, binind, tcache_bin_info);
 
 	/* Look up edata once per item. */
 	if (config_opt_safety_checks) {
-		tbin_edatas_lookup_size_check(tsd, tbin, binind, nflush,
+		tbin_edatas_lookup_size_check(tsd, &ptrs, binind, nflush,
 		    item_edata);
 	} else {
 		for (unsigned i = 0 ; i < nflush; i++) {
 			item_edata[i] = emap_edata_lookup(tsd_tsdn(tsd),
-			    &emap_global, *(bottom_item - i));
+			    &emap_global, cache_bin_ptr_array_get(&ptrs, i));
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ tcache_bin_flush_impl(tsd_t *tsd, tcache_t *tcache, cache_bin_t *tbin,
 		 */
 		if (!small) {
 			for (unsigned i = 0; i < nflush; i++) {
-				void *ptr = *(bottom_item - i);
+				void *ptr = cache_bin_ptr_array_get(&ptrs, i);
 				edata = item_edata[i];
 				assert(ptr != NULL && edata != NULL);
 
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ tcache_bin_flush_impl(tsd_t *tsd, tcache_t *tcache, cache_bin_t *tbin,
 		/* Deallocate whatever we can. */
 		unsigned ndeferred = 0;
 		for (unsigned i = 0; i < nflush; i++) {
-			void *ptr = *(bottom_item - i);
+			void *ptr = cache_bin_ptr_array_get(&ptrs, i);
 			edata = item_edata[i];
 			assert(ptr != NULL && edata != NULL);
 			if (!tcache_bin_flush_match(edata, cur_arena_ind,
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ tcache_bin_flush_impl(tsd_t *tsd, tcache_t *tcache, cache_bin_t *tbin,
 				 * arena.  Either way, stash the object so that
 				 * it can be handled in a future pass.
 				 */
-				*(bottom_item - ndeferred) = ptr;
+				cache_bin_ptr_array_set(&ptrs, ndeferred, ptr);
 				item_edata[ndeferred] = edata;
 				ndeferred++;
 				continue;