#define IP_NAT_PPTP_VERSION "3.0"
 
+#define REQ_CID(req, off)              (*(u_int16_t *)((char *)(req) + (off)))
+
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Harald Welte <laforge@gnumonks.org>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Netfilter NAT helper module for PPTP");
        /* only OUT_CALL_REQUEST, IN_CALL_REPLY, CALL_CLEAR_REQUEST pass
         * down to here */
        DEBUGP("altering call id from 0x%04x to 0x%04x\n",
-               ntohs(*(u_int16_t *)pptpReq + cid_off), ntohs(new_callid));
+               ntohs(REQ_CID(pptpReq, cid_off)), ntohs(new_callid));
 
        /* mangle packet */
        if (ip_nat_mangle_tcp_packet(pskb, ct, ctinfo,
 
        /* mangle packet */
        DEBUGP("altering peer call id from 0x%04x to 0x%04x\n",
-               ntohs(*(u_int16_t *)pptpReq + pcid_off), ntohs(new_pcid));
+               ntohs(REQ_CID(pptpReq, pcid_off)), ntohs(new_pcid));
 
        if (ip_nat_mangle_tcp_packet(pskb, ct, ctinfo,
                                     pcid_off + sizeof(struct pptp_pkt_hdr) +
 
        if (new_cid) {
                DEBUGP("altering call id from 0x%04x to 0x%04x\n",
-                       ntohs(*(u_int16_t *)pptpReq + cid_off), ntohs(new_cid));
+                       ntohs(REQ_CID(pptpReq, cid_off)), ntohs(new_cid));
                if (ip_nat_mangle_tcp_packet(pskb, ct, ctinfo,
                                             cid_off + sizeof(struct pptp_pkt_hdr) +
                                             sizeof(struct PptpControlHeader),