diff --git a/lib/fs.cc b/lib/fs.cc
index 53a3f94..48a9c36 100644
--- a/lib/fs.cc
+++ b/lib/fs.cc
@@ -748,7 +748,7 @@ namespace crucible {
 	BtrfsIoctlSearchHeader::set_data(const vector<uint8_t> &v, size_t offset)
 	{
 		THROW_CHECK2(invalid_argument, offset, v.size(), offset + sizeof(btrfs_ioctl_search_header) <= v.size());
-		*static_cast<btrfs_ioctl_search_header *>(this) = *reinterpret_cast<const btrfs_ioctl_search_header *>(&v[offset]);
+		memcpy(static_cast<btrfs_ioctl_search_header *>(this), &v[offset], sizeof(btrfs_ioctl_search_header));
 		offset += sizeof(btrfs_ioctl_search_header);
 		THROW_CHECK2(invalid_argument, offset + len, v.size(), offset + len <= v.size());
 		m_data = Spanner<const uint8_t>(&v[offset], &v[offset + len]);