diff --git a/src/core/CCVector.ml b/src/core/CCVector.ml
index 6a560df0..4777205d 100644
--- a/src/core/CCVector.ml
+++ b/src/core/CCVector.ml
@@ -176,7 +176,8 @@ let append a b =
 
 let[@inline] get v i =
   if i < 0 || i >= v.size then invalid_arg "CCVector.get";
-  Array.unsafe_get v.vec i
+  (* NOTE: over eager inlining seems to miscompile for int32 at least (#454) *)
+  Sys.opaque_identity (Array.unsafe_get v.vec i)
 
 let[@inline] set v i x =
   if i < 0 || i >= v.size then invalid_arg "CCVector.set";
@@ -282,7 +283,8 @@ let[@inline] top v =
 
 let[@inline] top_exn v =
   if v.size = 0 then raise Empty;
-  Array.unsafe_get v.vec (v.size - 1)
+  (* NOTE: over eager inlining seems to miscompile for int32 at least (#454) *)
+  Sys.opaque_identity (Array.unsafe_get v.vec (v.size - 1))
 
 let[@inline] copy v = { size = v.size; vec = Array.sub v.vec 0 v.size }
 
diff --git a/tests/core/t_vector.ml b/tests/core/t_vector.ml
index a3f6236c..5abe3292 100644
--- a/tests/core/t_vector.ml
+++ b/tests/core/t_vector.ml
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 module T = (val Containers_testlib.make ~__FILE__ ())
 include T
-open CCVector;;
+open CCVector
+
+let spf = Printf.sprintf;;
 
 t @@ fun () -> create_with ~capacity:200 1 |> capacity >= 200;;
 t @@ fun () -> return 42 |> to_list = [ 42 ];;
@@ -751,3 +753,15 @@ push v 0;
 push v 0;
 push v 0;
 6 = foldi (fun i acc _ -> acc + i) 0 v
+;;
+
+t ~name:"reg454" @@ fun () ->
+let arr : Int32.t vector = create () in
+CCVector.push arr (Int32.of_int 123456);
+let s = spf "%d\n" (Int32.to_int (CCVector.get arr 0)) in
+Printf.eprintf "%d\n" (Int32.to_int (CCVector.get arr 0));
+let x = CCVector.get arr 0 in
+let s2 = spf "%d\n" (Int32.to_int x) in
+Printf.eprintf "%d\n" (Int32.to_int x);
+assert_equal ~printer:(spf "%S") s s2;
+true