diff --git a/src/decompress.c b/src/decompress.c
index 6e94a5475..c16c2cdb3 100644
--- a/src/decompress.c
+++ b/src/decompress.c
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ bool8 LoadCompressedSpriteSheetUsingHeap(const struct CompressedSpriteSheet *src
     struct SpriteSheet dest;
     void *buffer;
 
-    buffer = AllocZeroed(*((u32 *)(&src->data[0])) >> 8);
+    buffer = AllocZeroed(src->data[0] >> 8);
     LZ77UnCompWram(src->data, buffer);
 
     dest.data = buffer;
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ bool8 LoadCompressedSpritePaletteUsingHeap(const struct CompressedSpritePalette
     struct SpritePalette dest;
     void *buffer;
 
-    buffer = AllocZeroed(*((u32 *)(&src->data[0])) >> 8);
+    buffer = AllocZeroed(src->data[0] >> 8);
     LZ77UnCompWram(src->data, buffer);
     dest.data = buffer;
     dest.tag = src->tag;