--- libaitmqtt/src/conn.c	2012/06/20 15:02:24	1.2
+++ libaitmqtt/src/conn.c	2012/06/28 11:06:17	1.3
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 *  by Michael Pounov <misho@openbsd-bg.org>
 *
 * $Author: misho $
-* $Id: conn.c,v 1.2 2012/06/20 15:02:24 misho Exp $
+* $Id: conn.c,v 1.3 2012/06/28 11:06:17 misho Exp $
 *
 **************************************************************************
 The ELWIX and AITNET software is distributed under the following
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ mqtt_msgCONNECT(mqtt_msg_t * __restrict buf, const cha
 		u_char ClrSess, u_char WillQOS, u_char WillRetain)
 {
 	int len, siz = 0;
-	u_int n;
+	u_int n, *l;
 	struct mqtthdr *hdr;
 	mqtthdr_var_t *var, *cid, *topic, *wmsg, *user, *pass;
 	mqtthdr_protover_t *proto;
@@ -123,7 +123,8 @@ mqtt_msgCONNECT(mqtt_msg_t * __restrict buf, const cha
 	/* fixed header */
 	MQTTHDR_MSGINIT(hdr);
 	hdr->mqtt_msg.type = MQTT_TYPE_CONNECT;
-	*(u_int*) hdr->mqtt_len = n;
+	l = (u_int*) hdr->mqtt_len;
+	*l = n;
 	data += siz;
 
 	/* variable header */