diff --git a/ndhc/clientpacket.c b/ndhc/clientpacket.c
index 4a1442b..9e4e6d4 100644
--- a/ndhc/clientpacket.c
+++ b/ndhc/clientpacket.c
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ int get_raw_packet(struct dhcpMessage *payload, int fd)
 
     memset(&packet, 0, packet_size);
     while (len < packet_size) {
-        ssize_t r = read(fd, &packet + len, packet_size - len);
+        ssize_t r = read(fd, ((char *)&packet) + len, packet_size - len);
         if (r == 0)
             break;
         if (r == -1) {