--- libaitrpc/src/srv.c	2015/07/22 20:01:46	1.28
+++ libaitrpc/src/srv.c	2016/06/23 15:59:52	1.28.2.1
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 *  by Michael Pounov <misho@openbsd-bg.org>
 *
 * $Author: misho $
-* $Id: srv.c,v 1.28 2015/07/22 20:01:46 misho Exp $
+* $Id: srv.c,v 1.28.2.1 2016/06/23 15:59:52 misho Exp $
 *
 **************************************************************************
 The ELWIX and AITNET software is distributed under the following
@@ -312,8 +312,7 @@ rxPacket(sched_task_t *task)
 	u_short crc;
 #endif
 	u_char *buf = AIT_GET_BUF(&c->cli_buf);
-	u_char b[sizeof(struct tagRPCCall)];
-	struct tagRPCCall *rpc = (struct tagRPCCall*) buf;
+	struct tagRPCCall b, *rpc = (struct tagRPCCall*) buf;
 #ifdef TCP_SESSION_TIMEOUT
 	struct timespec ts = { DEF_RPC_TIMEOUT, 0 };
 
@@ -323,9 +322,9 @@ rxPacket(sched_task_t *task)
 #endif
 
 	/* prepare rx */
-	len = recv(TASK_FD(task), b, sizeof b, MSG_PEEK);
+	len = recv(TASK_FD(task), &b, sizeof b, MSG_PEEK);
 	if (len == sizeof b)
-		rlen = ntohl(((struct tagRPCCall*) b)->call_len);
+		rlen = ntohl(b.call_len);
 
 	rlen = recv(TASK_FD(task), buf, rlen, 0);
 	if (rlen == -1) {