1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/or/buffers.c b/src/or/buffers.c
index 65b77e06e..8dc8df1f6 100644
--- a/src/or/buffers.c
+++ b/src/or/buffers.c
@@ -483,7 +483,8 @@ int fetch_from_buf_socks(buf_t *buf, socks_request_t *req) {
           }
           memcpy(req->address,buf->mem+5,len);
           req->address[len] = 0;
-          req->port = ntohs(*(uint16_t*)(buf->mem+5+len));
+          memcpy(&req->port, buf->mem+5+len, 2);
+          req->port = ntohs(req->port);
           buf_remove_from_front(buf, 5+len+2);
           return 1;
         default: /* unsupported */