diff --git a/crates/core_simd/src/masks.rs b/crates/core_simd/src/masks.rs
index ae1fef53da8..f0f631287c1 100644
--- a/crates/core_simd/src/masks.rs
+++ b/crates/core_simd/src/masks.rs
@@ -217,18 +217,16 @@ where
     }
 
     /// Convert this mask to a bitmask, with one bit set per lane.
-    #[cfg(feature = "generic_const_exprs")]
     #[inline]
     #[must_use = "method returns a new array and does not mutate the original value"]
-    pub fn to_bitmask(self) -> [u8; LaneCount::<LANES>::BITMASK_LEN] {
+    pub fn to_bitmask(self) -> <LaneCount<LANES> as SupportedLaneCount>::BitMask {
         self.0.to_bitmask()
     }
 
     /// Convert a bitmask to a mask.
-    #[cfg(feature = "generic_const_exprs")]
     #[inline]
     #[must_use = "method returns a new mask and does not mutate the original value"]
-    pub fn from_bitmask(bitmask: [u8; LaneCount::<LANES>::BITMASK_LEN]) -> Self {
+    pub fn from_bitmask(bitmask: <LaneCount<LANES> as SupportedLaneCount>::BitMask) -> Self {
         Self(mask_impl::Mask::from_bitmask(bitmask))
     }
 
diff --git a/crates/core_simd/src/masks/bitmask.rs b/crates/core_simd/src/masks/bitmask.rs
index b4217dc87ba..8a5c905d0d2 100644
--- a/crates/core_simd/src/masks/bitmask.rs
+++ b/crates/core_simd/src/masks/bitmask.rs
@@ -115,18 +115,16 @@ where
         unsafe { Self(intrinsics::simd_bitmask(value), PhantomData) }
     }
 
-    #[cfg(feature = "generic_const_exprs")]
     #[inline]
     #[must_use = "method returns a new array and does not mutate the original value"]
-    pub fn to_bitmask(self) -> [u8; LaneCount::<LANES>::BITMASK_LEN] {
+    pub fn to_bitmask(self) -> <LaneCount<LANES> as SupportedLaneCount>::BitMask {
         // Safety: these are the same type and we are laundering the generic
         unsafe { core::mem::transmute_copy(&self.0) }
     }
 
-    #[cfg(feature = "generic_const_exprs")]
     #[inline]
     #[must_use = "method returns a new mask and does not mutate the original value"]
-    pub fn from_bitmask(bitmask: [u8; LaneCount::<LANES>::BITMASK_LEN]) -> Self {
+    pub fn from_bitmask(bitmask: <LaneCount<LANES> as SupportedLaneCount>::BitMask) -> Self {
         // Safety: these are the same type and we are laundering the generic
         Self(unsafe { core::mem::transmute_copy(&bitmask) }, PhantomData)
     }
diff --git a/crates/core_simd/src/masks/full_masks.rs b/crates/core_simd/src/masks/full_masks.rs
index e5bb784bb91..6298b87985f 100644
--- a/crates/core_simd/src/masks/full_masks.rs
+++ b/crates/core_simd/src/masks/full_masks.rs
@@ -109,12 +109,11 @@ where
         unsafe { Mask(intrinsics::simd_cast(self.0)) }
     }
 
-    #[cfg(feature = "generic_const_exprs")]
     #[inline]
     #[must_use = "method returns a new array and does not mutate the original value"]
-    pub fn to_bitmask(self) -> [u8; LaneCount::<LANES>::BITMASK_LEN] {
+    pub fn to_bitmask(self) -> <LaneCount<LANES> as SupportedLaneCount>::BitMask {
         unsafe {
-            let mut bitmask: [u8; LaneCount::<LANES>::BITMASK_LEN] =
+            let mut bitmask: <LaneCount<LANES> as SupportedLaneCount>::BitMask =
                 intrinsics::simd_bitmask(self.0);
 
             // There is a bug where LLVM appears to implement this operation with the wrong
@@ -130,10 +129,9 @@ where
         }
     }
 
-    #[cfg(feature = "generic_const_exprs")]
     #[inline]
     #[must_use = "method returns a new mask and does not mutate the original value"]
-    pub fn from_bitmask(mut bitmask: [u8; LaneCount::<LANES>::BITMASK_LEN]) -> Self {
+    pub fn from_bitmask(mut bitmask: <LaneCount<LANES> as SupportedLaneCount>::BitMask) -> Self {
         unsafe {
             // There is a bug where LLVM appears to implement this operation with the wrong
             // bit order.
diff --git a/crates/core_simd/tests/masks.rs b/crates/core_simd/tests/masks.rs
index 6a8ecd33a73..ebafb191b9a 100644
--- a/crates/core_simd/tests/masks.rs
+++ b/crates/core_simd/tests/masks.rs
@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@ macro_rules! test_mask_api {
                 assert_eq!(core_simd::Mask::<$type, 8>::from_int(int), mask);
             }
 
-            #[cfg(feature = "generic_const_exprs")]
             #[test]
             fn roundtrip_bitmask_conversion() {
                 let values = [