diff --git a/regression/ansi-c/Issue_7104_Bv_Size/deref.c b/regression/ansi-c/Issue_7104_Bv_Size/deref.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..03ed31cc694
--- /dev/null
+++ b/regression/ansi-c/Issue_7104_Bv_Size/deref.c
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+struct Foo1
+{
+  __CPROVER_bitvector[1] m_array[2];
+};
+struct Foo8
+{
+  __CPROVER_bitvector[8] m_array[2];
+};
+
+int main(void)
+{
+  struct Foo1 f1;
+  struct Foo8 f8;
+
+  __CPROVER_assert(f1.m_array[1] == *(f1.m_array + 1), "");
+  __CPROVER_assert(f8.m_array[1] == *(f8.m_array + 1), "");
+  return 0;
+}
diff --git a/regression/ansi-c/Issue_7104_Bv_Size/deref.desc b/regression/ansi-c/Issue_7104_Bv_Size/deref.desc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..40063c609da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/regression/ansi-c/Issue_7104_Bv_Size/deref.desc
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+CORE
+deref.c
+
+^EXIT=1$
+^SIGNAL=0$
+only bitvectors of size multiple of 8 bits can be dereferenced
+^CONVERSION ERROR$
+--
+--
+This is checking that dereferenced __CPROVER_bitvectors always have a size
+that is a multiple of 8.
+
+For more information, please have a look at https://github.com/diffblue/cbmc/issues/7104
diff --git a/src/solvers/flattening/boolbv_byte_extract.cpp b/src/solvers/flattening/boolbv_byte_extract.cpp
index 01cb688063f..c21f8bbaa27 100644
--- a/src/solvers/flattening/boolbv_byte_extract.cpp
+++ b/src/solvers/flattening/boolbv_byte_extract.cpp
@@ -40,6 +40,13 @@ bvt boolbvt::convert_byte_extract(const byte_extract_exprt &expr)
   }
 
   const std::size_t width = boolbv_width(expr.type());
+  if(width % 8 != 0)
+  {
+    // throw invalid_source_file_exceptiont{
+    //   "only bitvectors of size multiple of 8 bits can be dereferenced",
+    //   expr.source_location()};
+    conversion_failed(expr);
+  }
 
   // special treatment for bit-fields and big-endian:
   // we need byte granularity