diff --git a/src/peers.c b/src/peers.c
index 659992cff..f5a4f1865 100644
--- a/src/peers.c
+++ b/src/peers.c
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 
 #include <common/compat.h>
 #include <common/config.h>
+#include <common/net_helper.h>
 #include <common/time.h>
 #include <common/standard.h>
 #include <common/hathreads.h>
@@ -475,7 +476,7 @@ static int peer_prepare_updatemsg(char *msg, size_t size, struct peer_prep_param
 		cursor += stlen;
 	}
 	else if (st->table->type == SMP_T_SINT) {
-		netinteger = htonl(*((uint32_t *)ts->key.key));
+		netinteger = htonl(read_u32(ts->key.key));
 		memcpy(cursor, &netinteger, sizeof(netinteger));
 		cursor += sizeof(netinteger);
 	}
diff --git a/src/stick_table.c b/src/stick_table.c
index 9937f115f..665cc3768 100644
--- a/src/stick_table.c
+++ b/src/stick_table.c
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include <common/initcall.h>
 #include <common/memory.h>
 #include <common/mini-clist.h>
+#include <common/net_helper.h>
 #include <common/standard.h>
 #include <common/time.h>
 
@@ -3366,7 +3367,7 @@ static int table_dump_entry_to_buffer(struct buffer *msg,
 		chunk_appendf(msg, " key=%s", addr);
 	}
 	else if (t->type == SMP_T_SINT) {
-		chunk_appendf(msg, " key=%u", *(unsigned int *)entry->key.key);
+		chunk_appendf(msg, " key=%u", read_u32(entry->key.key));
 	}
 	else if (t->type == SMP_T_STR) {
 		chunk_appendf(msg, " key=");