diff --git a/cores/esp8266/spiffs_hal.cpp b/cores/esp8266/spiffs_hal.cpp
index 7f3245c0d0..2d66bd54df 100644
--- a/cores/esp8266/spiffs_hal.cpp
+++ b/cores/esp8266/spiffs_hal.cpp
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ int32_t spiffs_hal_read(uint32_t addr, uint32_t size, uint8_t *dst) {
                 __LINE__, addr, size, alignedBegin, alignedEnd);
             return SPIFFS_ERR_INTERNAL;
         }
-        memcpy(dst, &tmp + 4 - nb, nb);
+        memcpy(dst, ((uint8_t*) &tmp) + 4 - nb, nb);
     }
 
     if (alignedEnd != alignedBegin) {