diff --git a/src/irc/dcc/dcc-send.c b/src/irc/dcc/dcc-send.c
index 6d2b794d..930ef770 100644
--- a/src/irc/dcc/dcc-send.c
+++ b/src/irc/dcc/dcc-send.c
@@ -293,7 +293,8 @@ static void dcc_send_read_size(SEND_DCC_REC *dcc)
 	if (dcc->count_pos != 4)
 		return;
 
-	bytes = ntohl(*((guint32 *) dcc->count_buf));
+	memcpy(&bytes, dcc->count_buf, sizeof(bytes));
+	bytes = ntohl(bytes);
 	dcc->count_pos = 0;
 
 	if (dcc->waitforend && bytes == (dcc->transfd & 0xffffffff)) {