diff --git a/src/kernel/interrupts/idt.tt b/src/kernel/interrupts/idt.tt
index 4cec586..98b6f9b 100644
--- a/src/kernel/interrupts/idt.tt
+++ b/src/kernel/interrupts/idt.tt
@@ -11,21 +11,23 @@ void load_idt(struct idtr *_)
   (void)_;
 }
 
+uint8_t *idt_raw = (uint8_t *)idt;
+
 TEST(idt_set_gate_correctly_sets_address_L)
 {
   idt_set_gate(1, 0x1234567890ABCDEF, 0, 0, 0);
 
-  ASSERT_EQ_INT(idt[1].base_l, 0xCDEF);
+  ASSERT_EQ_INT(*(uint16_t *)&idt_raw[16+0], 0xCDEF);
 }
 TEST(idt_set_gate_correctly_sets_address_M)
 {
   idt_set_gate(1, 0x1234567890ABCDEF, 0, 0, 0);
 
-  ASSERT_EQ_INT(idt[1].base_m, 0x90AB);
+  ASSERT_EQ_INT(*(uint16_t *)&idt_raw[16+6], 0x90AB);
 }
 TEST(idt_set_gate_correctly_sets_address_H)
 {
   idt_set_gate(1, 0x1234567890ABCDEF, 0, 0, 0);
 
-  ASSERT_EQ_INT(idt[1].base_h, 0x12345678);
+  ASSERT_EQ_INT(*(uint32_t *)&idt_raw[16+8], 0x12345678);
 }