diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 747a8bf..39181f0 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ AC_ARG_WITH([statedir],
 AC_SUBST([statedir], [$with_statedir])
 
 AC_ARG_WITH([rpcuser],
-  AS_HELP_STRING([--with-rpcuser=ARG], [use ARG for RPC @<:@default=root@:>@]),
+  AS_HELP_STRING([--with-rpcuser=ARG], [use ARG for RPC @<:@default=root@:>@])
   ,, [with_rpcuser=root])
 AC_SUBST([rpcuser], [$with_rpcuser])
  
diff --git a/src/util.c b/src/util.c
index 9a5fb69..7d56479 100644
--- a/src/util.c
+++ b/src/util.c
@@ -101,12 +101,14 @@ static void
 in6_fillscopeid(struct sockaddr_in6 *sin6)
 {
 	u_int16_t ifindex;
+	u_int16_t *addr;
 
         if (IN6_IS_ADDR_LINKLOCAL(&sin6->sin6_addr)) {
-		ifindex = ntohs(*(u_int16_t *)&sin6->sin6_addr.s6_addr[2]);
+		addr = (u_int16_t *)&sin6->sin6_addr.s6_addr[2];
+		ifindex = ntohs(*addr);
 		if (sin6->sin6_scope_id == 0 && ifindex != 0) {
 			sin6->sin6_scope_id = ifindex;
-			*(u_int16_t *)&sin6->sin6_addr.s6_addr[2] = 0;
+			*addr = 0;
 		}
 	}
 }