diff --git a/include/stdarg.h b/include/stdarg.h
index fcfc411e7..c0ebda61f 100644
--- a/include/stdarg.h
+++ b/include/stdarg.h
@@ -41,14 +41,14 @@
 typedef unsigned char* va_list;
 
 #define va_start(ap, fix)      	ap = (va_list)&fix + *(((va_list)&fix)-1) - __fixargs__
-#define va_arg(ap,type)	       	((type)*(ap -= ((sizeof (type) + 1) & ~1)))
+#define va_arg(ap,type)	       	(*(type*)(ap -= ((sizeof (type) + 1) & ~1)))
 #define va_copy(dest, src)	((dest)=(src))
 #define va_end(ap)
 
 /* This is only valid *before* the first call to va_arg. It will also work
  * only for int sized parameters.
  */
-#define va_fix(ap, offs)	*(ap+(__fixargs__-2*offs))
+#define va_fix(ap, offs)       	(*(unsigned*)(ap+(__fixargs__-2*offs)))