diff --git a/compiler/entfile.pas b/compiler/entfile.pas
index 7bbbbca9b1..e1db232fff 100644
--- a/compiler/entfile.pas
+++ b/compiler/entfile.pas
@@ -668,7 +668,7 @@ begin
    end;
   if bufsize-bufidx>=sizeof(dword) then
     begin
-      result:=Unaligned(plongint(@buf[bufidx])^);
+      result:=Unaligned(pdword(@buf[bufidx])^);
       inc(bufidx,sizeof(longint));
     end
   else