diff --git a/ui/vnc-enc-tight.c b/ui/vnc-enc-tight.c
index 0b4a5ac7..d20cd1d 100644
--- a/ui/vnc-enc-tight.c
+++ b/ui/vnc-enc-tight.c
@@ -886,11 +886,11 @@
  */
 static void tight_pack24(VncState *vs, uint8_t *buf, size_t count, size_t *ret)
 {
-    uint32_t *buf32;
+    uint8_t *buf8;
     uint32_t pix;
     int rshift, gshift, bshift;
 
-    buf32 = (uint32_t *)buf;
+    buf8 = buf;
 
     if (1 /* FIXME */) {
         rshift = vs->client_pf.rshift;
@@ -907,10 +907,11 @@
     }
 
     while (count--) {
-        pix = *buf32++;
+        pix = ldl_he_p(buf8);
         *buf++ = (char)(pix >> rshift);
         *buf++ = (char)(pix >> gshift);
         *buf++ = (char)(pix >> bshift);
+        buf8 += 4;
     }
 }