--- a/libpurple/protocols/mxit/protocol.c	Thu Apr 03 04:23:35 2014 +0200
+++ b/libpurple/protocols/mxit/protocol.c	Thu Apr 03 04:33:49 2014 +0200
@@ -2093,11 +2093,12 @@
  */
 static int get_chunk_len( const char* chunkdata )
 {
-	int*	sizeptr;
-
-	sizeptr = (int*) &chunkdata[1];		/* we skip the first byte (type field) */
-
-	return ntohl( *sizeptr );
+	guint32 size_val;
+
+	/* we skip the first byte (type field) */
+	memcpy(&size_val, &chunkdata[1], sizeof(size_val));
+
+	return ntohl(size_val);
 }